Bioagents and Bioweapons:High- Containment Laboratories: National Strategy for Oversight is Needed

High-Containment Laboratories: National Strategy for Oversight is Needed

From the GAO Highlights page for this report:


GAO was asked to determine (1) to what extent, and in what areas, the number of high-containment laboratories has increased in the United States, (2) which federal agency is responsible for tracking this expansion and determining the associated aggregate risks, and (3)  lessons learned from highly publicized incidents at these laboratories and actions taken by the regulatory agencies.