Biological agents have become cheaper, faster, and easier for adversaries to engineer and employ due to advancements in science and technology. Though defeating these dynamic threats can be challenging, the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense’s (JPEO-CBRND) Joint Project Lead for CBRND Enabling Biotechnologies (JPL CBRND EB) is using the power of technology and information that is already available to help the joint force stay ahead of the constantly evolving threat.
In response to this landscape combined with using “data as a product,” JPL CBRND EB stood up an office with a “data-forward” approach called Data and Technology Integration for Readiness (DTIR). The DTIR product office solidifies JPL CBRND EB’s commitment to understanding how data can be used to solve defense challenges.
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