PANDEMIC RESPONSE
ALL-SEEING EYE
A snapshot of the Global Biosurveilliance Portal, a web-based data-visualization and decision- support tool helps personnel to build situational awareness of the coronavirus. (Photo courtesy of JPEO-CBRND)
of contract actions in a matter of weeks to facilitate the nation’s rapid response.
“What we have accomplished in six months is incredible, and is the result of our talented, dedicated and unwavering workforce,” said Douglas Bryce, the joint program executive officer for CBRND. “We continue to fight this battle against COVID-19 and will use the lessons we’ve learned to further develop and procure the best chemical, biological, radiologi- cal and nuclear defense equipment for the warfighter.”
While the next CBRN threat is unknown, one thing is certain: Te national response, regardless of whether the threat’s origin is natural or nefarious, is largely the same and the systems, platforms, processes and expertise already in place to support JPEO-CBRND’s mission can greatly enhance urgent national efforts if called upon for support, just as they were lever- aged extensively to accelerate the nation’s COVID-19 response. Equally important were the strong, well-established inter- agency and industry partnerships that JPEO-CBRND leaned on to facilitate swift and wide-ranging collaboration and open communication across organiza- tional lines. Tese relationships, and the
contributions they made possible to the full spectrum of the COVID-19 response, will have lasting benefits for the future of CBRN defense for both DOD and the nation.
Te nation’s ability to quickly and success- fully respond to future CBRN threats, regardless of their origin or intention, requires a thoughtful and critical analy- sis of the lessons learned from responding to COVID-19. Tese lessons must inform the development and acquisition of future defense capabilities against these threats. It should also ensure the invaluable rela- tionships developed and strengthened by this crisis are maintained and codified for if and when the next event occurs.
For more information about JPEO- CBRND’s COVID-19 response, go to
https://www.jpeocbrnd.osd.mil/corona- virus or follow JPEO-CBRND on social media at @JPEOCBRND, or contact
usarmy.apg.dod-jpeo-cbrnd.mbx.jpeo-
cbd-public-affairs-office@mail.mil.
STEVEN LUSHER is the public affairs officer, deputy strategic communications and Freedom of Information Act officer for JPEO-CBRND. He has served on a
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developmental assignment at the Pentagon for the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology and is currently serving on a developmental assignment with the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation. Before his position at the JPEO-CBRND, he was a graphic designer for Camber Corp. and served in the U.S. Army as a multimedia specialist supporting the Army Operations Center and the chief of staff of the Army. He has an MBA in marketing and strategic
communications
from the University of Phoenix, graduated from the Defense Information School for Public Affairs, and is Level II certified in program management.
RACHEL PORTO is a contractor with Kalman and Company Inc. supporting the JPEO-CBRND Strategic Communications Office. Before working with the JPEO- CBRND, she supported various defense efforts as a technical writer and editor. Porto holds an M.S. in professional writing with an emphasis in journalism from Towson University and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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