FDA tightens security at Parklawn Building, details bomb threat response procedures.
• By The Pink Sheet
FDA BOMB THREAT RESPONSE GUIDELINES, PREVIEW OF SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS at the agency's Parklawn Building in Rockville, Md. were issued in a memo dated Aug. 7. FDA is tightening security at the building in the wake of two recent bomb scares telephoned in to Parklawn employees that caused the building to be evacuated and searched. The heightened security measures also bring Parklawn "into compliance with the Department of Justice guidelines mandated by President Clinton." Security consultant reviews of FDA's outbuildings "will begin soon."
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