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{{Short description|United States interagency governmental collaboration focused on bioterrorism}}
The '''National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research''' (NICBR, pronounced "Nick Burr") is a [[biotechnology]] and [[biodefense]] partnership and collaborative environment of eight U.S. Federal government agencies at [[Fort Detrick]], [[Maryland]], USA.<ref>Public Affairs and Community Relations Subcommittee, ''[[Fort Detrick Standard]]'' [Special to the Standard: Thursday, Jan 5, 2012]</ref> The goals of the NICBR, created in 200?, are to enhance mission effectiveness of mission partners, to optimize NICBR as a sustainable community of scientific excellence while enhancing public trust and support, and to optimize governance to enhance performance. The NICBR Vision is "Federal partners working in synergy to achieve a healthier and more secure nation." In support of these goals, subcommittees and working groups foster interagency collaboration, maximize safety and productivity of biological research and technology development, and minimize duplication of effort, technology, and facilities among the signatories.
The '''National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research''' ('''NICBR''', pronounced "Nick Burr") is a [[biotechnology]] and [[biodefense]] partnership and collaborative environment of eight U.S. Federal government agencies through the National Interagency Biodefense Campus (NIBC) at [[Fort Detrick]], [[Maryland]], US.<ref>Public Affairs and Community Relations Subcommittee, ''[[Fort Detrick Standard]]'' [Special to the Standard: Thursday, Jan 5, 2012]</ref><ref name=":0" /> NICBR was created in the wake of the [[September 11 attacks]] and the [[2001 anthrax attacks]] as a way to bring a [[whole-of-government approach]] to addressing [[bioterrorism]] threats.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |vauthors=[[James K. Gilman|Gilman JK]], Wright M, Lane HC, [[Eric Schoomaker|Schoomaker EB]] |date=1 May 2014 |title=A Model of Federal Interagency Cooperation: The National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research |journal=Biosecurity and Bioterrorism |publisher=Mary Ann Liebert |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=144–150 |doi=10.1089/bsp.2013.0084 |issn=1538-7135 |eissn=1557-850X |pmc=4043433 |pmid=24819736}}</ref> Before this, countering biological weapons fell to the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] (DoD) and focused on protection of troops in the field.<ref name=":0" />


== Structure ==
Four federal [[United States federal executive departments|cabinet level departments]] are represented in the NICBR: The [[DoD]] (2 agencies), the [[DHHS]] (4), the [[DHS]] (1) and the [[USDA]] (1). The NICBR agencies are:
Four federal [[United States federal executive departments|cabinet level departments]] are represented in the NICBR across eight agencies:<ref>{{Cite web |last=<!-- no author attribution --> |date=22 June 2023<!-- from page footer --> |title=National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research (NICBR) |url=https://nicbr.health.mil/ |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
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* [[U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command]] (MRMC)
* [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]] (NIAID)
* [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|DHHS]]
* [[National Cancer Institute]] (NCI)
** [[National Cancer Institute]] (NCI)
** [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]] (NIAID)
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* [[Agricultural Research Service]], [[U.S. Department of Agriculture]]
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** [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC)
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* [[Science and Technology Directorate]], [[U.S. Department of Homeland Security]]
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** U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA)
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* [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC)
* [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]]
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* [[Naval Medical Research Center]] (NMRC)
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** [[United States Army Medical Research and Development Command]] (USAMRDC)
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* U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA)
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** [[Naval Medical Research Center]] (NMRC)
* [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]]
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** [[Agricultural Research Service]]
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* [[United States Department of Homeland Security|DHS]]
** [[National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center]] (NBACC)


Some NICBR laboratories are physically consolidated on the [[National Interagency Biodefense Campus]] (NIBC) which includes all NICBR partners except NCI, which maintains its own campus on the Rosemont Avenue side of Fort Detrick. The Fort Detrick Interagency Coordinating Committee (FDICC) is the central hub of the NICBR governance structure, which is chaired by the Fort Detrick U.S. Army Garrison Commander and comprises of all NICBR partner representatives.
Some NICBR laboratories are physically consolidated on the [[National Interagency Biodefense Campus]] (NIBC) which includes all NICBR partners except NCI, which maintains its own campus on the Rosemont Avenue side of Fort Detrick. The Fort Detrick Interagency Coordinating Committee (FDICC) is the central hub of the NICBR governance structure, which is chaired by the Fort Detrick U.S. Army garrison commander. It is composed of all NICBR partner representatives.


== Leadership and personnel ==
The FDICC meets twice a month and reports to the Executive Steering Committee (ESC), which is chaired by the Commander, U. S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and comprised of equivalents across the partner agencies. The ESC reports to the NICBR Board of Directors (BOD), consisting of the Chair, currently Army Surgeon General, and her equivalents across the partnership. Collectively, the NICBR governance bodies provide strategic direction and oversight to ensure that the NICBR Mission, "to develop unique knowledge, tools, and products by leveraging advanced technologies and innovative discoveries to secure and defend the health of the American people," is carried out. Members of the NICBR embrace the core philosophy of "Trust and Teamwork”.
The FDICC meets twice a month and reports to the Executive Steering Committee (ESC), which is chaired by the commander, U. S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and is composed of equivalents across the partner agencies. The ESC reports to the NICBR Board of Directors (BOD), consisting of the chair, currently Army Surgeon General, and her equivalents across the partnership. Collectively, the NICBR governance bodies provide strategic direction and oversight.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}


Reporting to the FDICC are seven subcommittees and two working groups:
=== Working groups and subcommittees ===
Reporting to the FDICC are seven subcommittees and three working groups:


*The Sustainment Subcommittee
*The Sustainment Subcommittee
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*The Security Subcommittee
*The Security Subcommittee
*The Information Management & Information Technology Subcommittee
*The Information Management & Information Technology Subcommittee
*The Safety & Occupational Health Subcommittee
*The Safety & Occupational Health Subcommittee (SOH)
**The Medical Directors Working Group (reporting through the SOH)
*The Scientific Interaction Subcommittee (SIS)
*The Scientific Interaction Subcommittee (SIS)
**The Select Agent Program Working Group (reporting through the SIS)
**The Select Agent Program Working Group (reporting through the SIS)
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==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
{{DEFAULTSORT: National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research}}

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[[Category:Biological warfare]]
* [https://nicbr.health.mil/ NICBR information page]
[[Category:Bioethics|biological weapons]]
* [https://crs.od.nih.gov/CRSPublic/View.aspx?Id=8737 Collaboration details via the NIH RePORT system]
[[Category:Military history of the United States|biological weapons]]
{{U.S. biological defense}}
[[Category:Counter-terrorism policy of the United States]]
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[[Category:Biotechnology organizations]]
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[[Category:Fort Detrick]]

Latest revision as of 22:10, 15 March 2024

The National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research (NICBR, pronounced "Nick Burr") is a biotechnology and biodefense partnership and collaborative environment of eight U.S. Federal government agencies through the National Interagency Biodefense Campus (NIBC) at Fort Detrick, Maryland, US.[1][2] NICBR was created in the wake of the September 11 attacks and the 2001 anthrax attacks as a way to bring a whole-of-government approach to addressing bioterrorism threats.[2] Before this, countering biological weapons fell to the Department of Defense (DoD) and focused on protection of troops in the field.[2]

Structure

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Four federal cabinet level departments are represented in the NICBR across eight agencies:[3]

Some NICBR laboratories are physically consolidated on the National Interagency Biodefense Campus (NIBC) which includes all NICBR partners except NCI, which maintains its own campus on the Rosemont Avenue side of Fort Detrick. The Fort Detrick Interagency Coordinating Committee (FDICC) is the central hub of the NICBR governance structure, which is chaired by the Fort Detrick U.S. Army garrison commander. It is composed of all NICBR partner representatives.

Leadership and personnel

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The FDICC meets twice a month and reports to the Executive Steering Committee (ESC), which is chaired by the commander, U. S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and is composed of equivalents across the partner agencies. The ESC reports to the NICBR Board of Directors (BOD), consisting of the chair, currently Army Surgeon General, and her equivalents across the partnership. Collectively, the NICBR governance bodies provide strategic direction and oversight.[citation needed]

Working groups and subcommittees

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Reporting to the FDICC are seven subcommittees and three working groups:

  • The Sustainment Subcommittee
  • The Financial and Business Planning Subcommittee
  • The Public Affairs and Community Relations Subcommittee (PACRS)
    • The Educational Outreach Working Group (reporting through the PACRS)
  • The Security Subcommittee
  • The Information Management & Information Technology Subcommittee
  • The Safety & Occupational Health Subcommittee (SOH)
    • The Medical Directors Working Group (reporting through the SOH)
  • The Scientific Interaction Subcommittee (SIS)
    • The Select Agent Program Working Group (reporting through the SIS)

The NICBR Partnership Office (NPO) provides a staffing function and coordinating center for and under the direction of the FDICC. The NPO works closely with the subcommittees and working groups to facilitate execution of their individual charters and action items handed down by the governance bodies.

References

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  1. ^ Public Affairs and Community Relations Subcommittee, Fort Detrick Standard [Special to the Standard: Thursday, Jan 5, 2012]
  2. ^ a b c Gilman JK, Wright M, Lane HC, Schoomaker EB (1 May 2014). "A Model of Federal Interagency Cooperation: The National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research". Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 12 (3). Mary Ann Liebert: 144–150. doi:10.1089/bsp.2013.0084. eISSN 1557-850X. ISSN 1538-7135. PMC 4043433. PMID 24819736.
  3. ^ "National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research (NICBR)". 22 June 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

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