Department of Homeland Security, National Biosurveillance Watch Desk
Department of Homeland Security, National Biosurveillance Watch Desk :
Operates 24/7 within the National Operations Center (NOC), which first stood up in December 2005. (DHS, Testimony of Dr. Kimothy Smith ...NBIC..., October 4, 2007)
B. Wayne Blanchard, Guide To Emergency Management and Related Terms, Definitions, Concepts, Acronyms, Organizations, Programs, Guidance, Executive Orders & Legislation, A Tutorial on Emergency Management, Broadly Defined, Past and Present, B. Wayne Blanchard, USA 2007 (Last Modified 2008). http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/docs/terms%20a nd%20definitions/Terms%20and%20Definitions.pdf, (Emr Mgt/ ND and Other Dzstr - Amer) {11}