MG Donna Barbisch, USADirector, CBRN Integration

April 26, 2005

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"There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order

of things."

Machiavelli 1513

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Transforming

• New Team Focused on:– Defining Equities Across DoD– Streamlining Processes– Synchronizing Effort– Improving Efficiency– Optimizing Capability– Promoting Interoperability

BOTTOM LINE: EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS

IN THE HANDS OF THE USER

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Chemical and Biological Defense Program

DATSD(CBD)

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CBDP Major PlayersDr. Dale KleinATSD(NCB)

Dr. Klaus SchaferDATSD(CBD)

BG Steve ReevesJPEO-CBD

Dr. Charles GallowayDirector, JSTO

Dr. Barry FridlingJRO-CBRND

(Acting)

Mr. Walter HollisJoint T&E Executive Agent

BG Stan LillieJoint Combat Developer

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Sorting Fact From Fiction

Defining the issues

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Prepared for What?September 11, 2001

Total dead/missing: 2,988Total dead/missing: 2,988

Potential target: 50,000 in buildingPotential target: 50,000 in building2,819 dead2,819 dead 314 missing314 missing92 Flight 11 92 Flight 11 65 Flight 17565 Flight 175

Potential target: 23,000 in buildingPotential target: 23,000 in building125 dead; 64 aboard Flight 77 125 dead; 64 aboard Flight 77

Flt 93: 44 deadFlt 93: 44 dead

AP Statistics: 1/4/2002

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Influenza 1918 550,000 deaths in US

Prepared for What?

Prepared for What?

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Prepared for What?

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San Francisco Earthquake April 06, 1906More than 3000 deaths

Prepared for What?

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Tokyo 1995

5,500 seek care

Potential Target: 5 million riders daily

1,500 Physically ill

12 deaths

Prepared for What?

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OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING APRIL 19, 1995

Prepared for What?

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SARSSARSSevere acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) confirmed in Singapore on Sep 10 2003

Totals: November - August 2003 8422 SARS worldwide 916 deaths 32 countries

Canada launches $176 million public relations campaign to draw visitors back

Prepared for What?

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Challenge

PreventionDiagnosticsProtection

IndustryIndustry

AcademiaAcademia

Genomics/ProteomicsGenomics/Proteomics

Other Government ResearchOther Government Research

Testing/Proofing

Process

Industry

Bottleneck

NIAID/NIHNIAID/NIH

DoD/Military tech baseDoD/Military tech base

Process

ProductionDistributionStorage

Capability

BioShieldDoD

Basic ResearchBasic Research

DHS/NBACCDHS/NBACC

• GLP• GMP• Phase 1 Safety

trials

ProductTransition

Strategic Framework

• Anticipate the threat

• Deliver capabilities –Near Term –Mid Term–Long Term

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Approach

• Alignment of Life-cycle Cost and Testing (from S&T through Acquisition)

• Major T&E Investment

• Moving More into Experimentation & Rigorous Analysis

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Emphasis• Significant Interagency Collaboration

• Align with President's Global War on Terror

• Increased Investment in Future Technologies

• Infrastructure Rebuild• New Sensor Approaches• Systems Biology Approach to Medical Countermeasures

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Integrating Capabilities

• Doctrine

• Organization

• Training

• Materiel

• Leader development

• Personnel

• Facilities

Oversight – Coordination – Integration Oversight – Coordination – Integration

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Conclusion

• Finish What we Started on Classic Threats

– Legacy Products Need Investment to Eliminate the Threat

• Future Threats

– New Thinking

– Bold Approaches

– Harnessing Data to Provide Information

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Life is full of

wonderful opportunities

temporarily disguised as

overwhelmingly

irresolvable problems