These labs, they do extremely important work and we want to make sure there's a working ability to get the job done, but...
I think we all would appreciate having those lines understood.
I think that's very--that's the types of observations I think we need to take a look at.
The Commission to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction has suggested a tier approach.
Well, once again, let me thank all three of you for being here and the work that each of your agencies do.
Is there a uniform protocol for perimeter security if you're dealing with the Level IV labs?
Well, that's clearly inadequate.
As you know, we also manage the firearms check program for the FBI as well, and that is also a prohibiting factor for pu...
I understand that the authority is not there. The question is, should you have the authority?
I think that the National Science Advisory Board on Biology... has to be fine-tuned.
I think, anecdotally, many of us have had the experience of people being disqualified from national security clearances ...
I also think we need to know, of all the people who registered, how many would have had to have registered for tier one ...
It's a pretty direct presentation of the risk factors that we confront.
I guess my concern is, I don't know who to ask the question for in the Federal Government as to, where are the labs? Are...
I think what Professor Greenberger is saying is that we might be able to get savings by doing this more efficiently than...
I think the two principal agencies that have had regulatory responsibility... are CDC and the Department of Agriculture ...
And I want to point out, I think we need protection on all of the pathogens because it could be extremely dangerous for ...
Does that make it easier for you to be able to really track those agents that are of the most concern?