* The high efficiency of the USAMRMC FOIPA Office has long played a critically important role in helping the public understand Amerithrax.

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* USAMRIID FOIA reports that it could not find the email that DOJ claimed that Bruce Ivins wrote Mara Linscott from his work computer on 9/17/2001 ; DOJ refuses to produce the email (which would show the time it was sent)

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* As suggested by a document relating to the “new formaldehyde” experiment produced today by USAMRIID, the trip to Covance on September 18, 2001 was to deliver vaccine and that subcutaneous challenge was scheduled to occur at the end of October 2001.

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* In the animal studies, blood would be drawn and serum would be stored for Dr. Ivins to test

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* Dr. Bruce Ivins’ email correspondence about the lab’s costs reflect the need to do the animal studies in the biocontainment suites.

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* In one multiagent vaccine study, some guinea pigs were challenged with anthrax while others were challenged with ebola

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* Necropsies would follow challenges — within a few days after challenge

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* The rabbit protocol in this series of experiments was time-sensitive and the procedure needed to be strictly followed ; the time-sensitive nature of the rabbit protocol REQUIRED that Dr. Bruce Ivins be in the lab on those nights on those specified dates

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* GAO: Dr. Ivins forwarded a copy of a rabbit animal protocol for the potency assay & efficacy study of rPA test by email January 6, 2000

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* Under the animal protocols, there would be 3X’s checks (including a night check) and daily check for bacteremia and determination of serum antibody levels; for a subcutaneous challenge done in Building 1425, Dr. Ivins would do the bacteremia study in Rm. 313.

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