Public Health

New funding opportunity seeks network for disease forecasting at CDC

Under a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) launched last week, the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA) announced efforts…

11 months ago

National Association of Attorneys General call on Congress to classify xylazine as controlled substance

Fearing the proliferation of illicit versions of the drug xylazine – or tranq – and its effects on the U.S.…

11 months ago

Counter drug trafficking bill meant to benefit DHS advances out of Senate committee

The Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act (S.1464) advanced to the Senate floor last week, after approval from the Homeland Security…

11 months ago

China’s role in opioid trafficking under scrutiny in Congressional letter to State Department

In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) urged…

12 months ago

Anti-money laundering bill targets fentanyl trafficking

U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Andy Barr (R-KY) and Zach Nunn (R-IA) recently introduced the Stop Fentanyl…

12 months ago

DHS eyes bolstered portable drug detection system capabilities

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is seeking methods to bolster portable drug detection system…

12 months ago

Operation Long Mile: one year, thousands of investigations and millions of drugs seized from Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reported the results of its year-long Operation Last Mile this week, touting millions of…

12 months ago

Legislation seeks to reduce student opioid deaths

U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Dean Phillips (D-MN) are espousing the benefits of the recently introduced School Access to…

12 months ago

Bipartisan legislation reintroduced to strengthen public-private partnerships with DHS to detect illicit drugs

In a bid to improve Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detection and interdiction capabilities for illicit drugs and their precursor…

12 months ago

Justice Department details Operation SpecTor results

Justice Department officials have detailed the results of Operation SpecTor - described by authorities as a globally coordinated effort spanning…

12 months ago

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