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	<title>FAS Strategic Security Blog &#187; Michael Stebbins</title>
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		<title>FAS Launches OTA Archive</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) launched the Office of Technology Assessment Archive, http://www.fas.org/ota. The site allows the public to access over 720 reports and documents produced by OTA during its 23 year history, including many that have not been available to the public previously. OTA served as an independent branch of the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Consultation Meeting of the NSABB</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2008/07/public-consultation-meeting-of-the-nsabb.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, July 15, 2008 the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) hosted a meeting to solicit public comment on the June 2007 report, “Proposed Framework for the Oversight of Dual Use Life Sciences Research: Strategies for Minimizing the Potential Misuse of Research Information”.
The meeting was broken into three panels that examined different aspects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask your Congressman About Science</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2008/06/ask-your-congressman-about-science.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ioelrich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federation of American Scientists has joined 16 prominent scientific and engineering groups to ask all Congressional candidates seven questions on the science and technology policies that affect all of our lives.
The November election will be a critical moment for science and technology policy in the United States. Voters must know where the candidates stand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The “What if?” of Dual-Use Research Awareness</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Michael Stebbins, originally at Science Progress.
The principle is simple. The products, information and techniques of some life sciences research could be misused for nefarious purposes, such as bioterrorism, and the scientific community should do everything it can to prevent such misuse without impeding research progress. What is unclear is what steps scientists should take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Meeting of the NSABB July 15th</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2008/06/public-meeting-of-the-nsabb-july-15th.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2008/06/public-meeting-of-the-nsabb-july-15th.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 15, 2008, the Federal government will be sponsoring a public consultation to engage the scientific community and research organizations in a discussion of a framework for the oversight of dual use research proposed by the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB). The proposed framework, which has been formally submitted by the Board [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survey of Pox Virus Research</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2008/06/survey-of-pox-virus-research.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2008/06/survey-of-pox-virus-research.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ioelrich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steven Aftergood at Secrecy News, just released a report produced for the intelligence community on pox virus research around the world. The report was written by Dr Alfred D. Steinberg, working for MITRE Corporation and published last January. While not classified, the report was also not approved for public release. From the report “It is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland Security used wrong study for Foot and Mouth research plan</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2008/05/homeland-security-used-wrong-study-for-foot-and-mouth-research-plan.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2008/05/homeland-security-used-wrong-study-for-foot-and-mouth-research-plan.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 20:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ioelrich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today in a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce it was revealed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that the Department of Homeland Security&#8217;s plan to move foot and mouth disease research to the mainland United States is based on faulty assumptions.
Foot and mouth disease  is caused by the most infectious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAS Launches Online Chemical Weapons Convention Archive to Mark 2nd Review Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2008/04/fas-launches-online-chemical-weapons-convention-archive-to-mark-2nd-review-conference.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2008/04/fas-launches-online-chemical-weapons-convention-archive-to-mark-2nd-review-conference.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ioelrich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FAS just launched an online compilation of more  than 500 documents on the US ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention  (CWC). The Archive (http://fas.org/blog/cw) includes a timeline  of CWC negotiations, a history of its signing and ratification, and current news  and commentary on the CWC.
In addition to the documents, Cheryl Vos, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Biodefense Science Board Meeting: Day 2</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/12/national_biodefense_science_bo.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/12/national_biodefense_science_bo.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ioelrich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To begin the day the NBSB listened to presentations from each of the members of the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE). The Enterprise is coordinated within HHS by the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and includes the NIH, CDC, FDA and BARDA. PHEMCE’s role in HHS is to coordinate the research, development, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Biodefense Science Board Meeting: Day 1</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/12/national_biodefense_science_bo-2.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/12/national_biodefense_science_bo-2.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ioelrich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) began their inaugural meeting yesterday in Washington DC.  The board, made up of 13 voting members and 21 non-voting ex officio representatives, was created as part of the 2006 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act.  The NBSB was chartered with the task of providing expert advice to the [...]]]></description>
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