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Immediate Release

Department of Defense Joint Press Briefing with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the DoD Lab Review and Anthrax Shipment Investigation

Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall, Director of Medical Programs for DoD Chemical and Biological Defense Cdr. Franca Jones, and Director of the Centers for Disease Control's Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response Dr. Stephen Redd, will conduct a briefing today on the DoD Lab Review and Anthrax shipment investigation at 2 p.m. EDT in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973).

Journalists without a Pentagon building pass will be picked up at the River Entrance only. Plan to arrive no later than 45 minutes prior to the event; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Please call 703-697-5131 for escort into the building.