A letter sent Tuesday from members of Congress to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General Christi Grimm is demanding a “prompt and thorough investigation” into the National Institutes of Health’s relationship with the Chinese Communist Party-run Wuhan Institute of Virology.
The 28 congressional signers, led by Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., write:
The NIH, unfortunately, has played a major role in supporting [the Wuhan Institute of Virology] and this treacherous research and the promotion of spurious claims dismissing the NIH-funded lab’s potential role in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Wuhan Institute of Virology is suspected by experts, including the U.S. State Department, to have caused the COVID-19 pandemic through an accidental lab leak.
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Twenty-eight Republicans on Tuesday sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Principal Deputy Inspector General Christi Grimm asking for an investigation into the National Institutes of Health s (NIH) relationship with the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV).
According to the legislators, there is sufficient evidence calling for an independent investigation into whether or not COVID-19 was the result of a lab leak at the WIV. The members of Congress have concerns about taxpayer funds partially funding the WIV s research. The NIH, unfortunately, has played a major role in supporting WIV and this treacherous research
The Cybersecurity 202: Watchdog report criticizes State Department cybersecurity bureau established
News Highlights: The Cybersecurity 202: Watchdog report criticizes State Department cybersecurity bureau established.
The report highlights the challenges facing new Secretary of State Tony Blinken in increasing cybersecurity as an important part of his department’s mission.
Blinken expressed support for the Trump administration’s establishment of a “Bureau of Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies,” a State Department spokesman said. But his plans for what the agency will look like are unclear. The desk was meant to lead US diplomatic efforts in cyberspace, including policies towards China, Russia, North Korea and Iran.
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