The Working Group was co-chaired by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and included representatives from a broad range of Federal agencies that have responsibility for various aspects of the research on and security of biological select agents and toxins. In addition to HHS and DoD, membership included:
Department of Commerce
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of State
Department of Transportation
Director of National Intelligence
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Science Foundation
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of the Vice President
U.S. Department of Agriculture
