New Tasking for Defense Science Board.The undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, Edward "Pete" Aldridge, Jr. directed the Defense Science Board (DSB DSB Dispute Settlement Body (World Trade Organization) DSB Double Strand Break DSB Defense Science Board (US DoD) DSB Deep Sand Bed DSB Deutscher Sportbund ) to take a new look at the work the panel did on homeland defense. The DSB released a two-volume study earlier this year on the subject of homeland defense, specifically addressing the threats of bioterrorism bi·o·ter·ror·ism n. The use of biological agents, such as pathogenic organisms or agricultural pests, for terrorist purposes. Bioterrorism , chemical attacks and cyber-warfare. An ad-hoc DSB group is being assembled as·sem·ble v. as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling, as·sem·bles v.tr. 1. To bring or call together into a group or whole: assembled the jury. 2. to look at these studies and make them more relevant to the realities of U.S. national security since the terrorist attacks of September 11. "We got a tasking on September 19 from Aldridge to do a study on anti-Terrorism," said William Schneider William Schneider or Bill Schneider may refer to any of the following people:
focus - cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image" 2. some of the recommendations in ways that are implementable," Schneider told reporters during a breakfast meeting in Washington, D.C. No specific due date was set for this report. |
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