The first draft of this document was developed by the Subcommittee on Decontamination Standards and Technology; reviewed and updated by the Subcommittee on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Standards; and reviewed and approved by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).
Committee on Homeland and National Security
- Co-Chairs: Reggie Brothers - Under Secretary for Science & Technology, Department of Homeland Security, Alan Shaffer - Principal Deputy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, Department of Defense, Pat Falcone - Associate Director for National Security & International Affairs, Office of Science & Technology Policy
- Executive Secretary: Tod Companion - Executive Secretary, Committee on Homeland and National Security (CHNS), DHS Liaison Science & Technology
- Subcommittee on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Standards
- Co-chairs: Lisa Karam Chief, Radiation Physics Division, National Institute of Standards & Technology, Department of Commerce
- Gregory Sayles, Acting Director - National Homeland Security Research Center, Office of Research & Development, Environmental Protection Agency
- Philip Mattson, Director, Office of Standards, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
- Executive Secretary: Jessica Apple, Department of Defense
- OSTP Representative: Andrew Hebbeler, Office of Science and Technology Policy
Agency Principal Representatives
- Peter Jutro, Environmental Protection Agency
- Lisa Karam, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Philip Mattson, Department of Homeland Security
- Deborah Shuping, Department of Defense
- Douglas Anders, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Caird Rexroad, Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service
- Kevin Shea, Department of Agriculture - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Steve Binkley, Department of Energy
- Ed Gabriel, Department of Health and Human Services – Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
- John Szalajda, Department of Health and Human Services – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ernie Takafuji, Department of Health and Human Services – National Institutes of Health
- Anne Hultgren, Department of Homeland Security – Science & Technology
- Julian Hill, Department of Homeland Security - Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
- Sally Philips, Department of Homeland Security - Office of Health Affairs
- Ralph Paxton, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Eric Koglin, Environmental Protection Agency - National Homeland Security Research Center
- Paul Werbos, National Science Foundation
- Larry Kerr, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- Christina Baxter, Technical Support Working Group/Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office
Prior Membership
- Peter Jutro, Environmental Protection Agency (former Co-Chair)
- Tod Companion, Department of Homeland Security (former Executive Secretariat and Chair)
- Franca Jones, Office of Science and Technology Policy
- John Palotta, National Institutes of Health
Others Assisting in Preparing the Draft Document
- Deborah McKean, Environmental Protection Agency
- Janine Dinan, Environmental Protection Agency
- Schatzi Fitz-James, Environmental Protection Agency
- Larry Kaelin, Environmental Protection Agency
- George Woodall, Environmental Protection Agency
- Jayne Michaud, Environmental Protection Agency
- Michelle Burgess, Environmental Protection Agency
- Paul Tobin, Environmental Protection Agency
- Brendan Doyle, Environmental Protection Agency