Oversight & Regulation of the Labs

Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories Manual (BMBL)

CDC / APHIS Requirements for reporting Theft, Loss or Release of a Select Agent (June 8, 2010) (PDF)

Centers for Disease Control Select Agent Website

Department of Agriculture Oversight of Containment Labs (November 14, 2012) (PDF)

Federation of American Scientists Biosecurity Portal

Frederick County Public Health Department Readiness Evaluation by the CDC, 2011

Government Accountability Office Report on High Containment Laboratory Oversight (February 2013)

Government Accountability Office Report on High Containment Laboratory Oversight (September 2009) (PDF)

Maryland State Regulations on Private High Containment Labs

NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities Website

Overview of Federal Oversight of Containment Laboratories (November 15, 2012) (PDF)

Presentation by CDC on March 13, 2012 (PDF)

Science Safety Security Website (HHS)

The Sunshine Project: Archive of Independent Biosafety Watchdog Group