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🚨HPH Sector members, refer to Microsoft's best practices for information on securing Intune by 1) starting with least-privilege; 2) embrace phishing-resistant authentication and privileged access hygiene; and 3) enabling multi-admin approval. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/intunecus…

Cyber resilience in health care is no longer just an IT priority. It’s an operational imperative. Join ASPR on March 30, 2026, from 2 – 3 p.m. for a free webinar on the RISC 2.0 Cybersecurity Module. Gain a standards-based view of your posture and learn to prioritize what matters most. Register Today: aspr.hhs.gov/RISC/Pages/RIS…

In the Upper Merrimack Valley, Medical Reserve Corps volunteers teamed up with the Chelmsford Health Department to deliver free health screenings—and plenty of smiles—to local veterans. aspr.hhs.gov/MRC/Meet/Pages…

What would it take to strengthen our U.S. medical and pharmaceutical manufacturing industrial base? Next month, join ASPR’s experts, industry leaders, and federal partners at the IBMSC Industry Summit to shape the path forward. Today, mark your calendar and get ready to join us on April 21. This is a working session. Bring your expertise. Bring your perspective. Help build the solution. Details here: aspr.hhs.gov/IBMSC/Industry…

A coordinated federal response is underway following the Potomac Interceptor Collapse. Under @EPA and @FEMA leadership, HHS – led by ASPR – is working with federal, state, and local partners to protect public health. aspr.hhs.gov/Potomac-Interc…

After Flight 5342 crashed into the Potomac in January 2025, NDMS’s DMORT and VIC deployed. DMORT worked side by side with DC's Chief Medical Examiner to process remains. VIC worked with the Family Assistance Center, talking to families and gathering information on unidentified victims. Both teams played a key role in helping the families of the 67 victims begin to find closure. In honor of their outstanding service, @dcfireemsfound and Families of Flight 5342 presented them with a plaque and challenge coin.

When disaster strikes, the youngest and oldest patients often face the greatest risks. Join the next #ClinicalReadinessRounds session where experts will share practical response strategies to help hospitals and health care systems protect both pediatric and geriatric patients. 🔗 Register Today: bit.ly/4bzs1Ye

Brian Mazanec, ASPR’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness, discusses advantages of RISC 2.0’s new cybersecurity module in ASPR’s latest blog. Register for the tool to fill gaps in your cyber defenses and prevent disruption of patient care. bit.ly/3PerJiD

ASPR continues to support onshoring and domestic manufacturing. Today, ASPR is supporting an award to help combat the opioid crisis & reduce dependence on foreign pharmaceutical suppliers. aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pages…

The RISC 2.0 Toolkit is already helping 3,500 healthcare systems identify threats, assess vulnerabilities, understand consequences and criticality, and share their findings. Learn more about this free tool at aspr.hhs.gov/RISC/Pages/def….

A new tool is now available to help hospitals, healthcare facilities, and public health organizations strengthen cybersecurity using a NIST-based assessment. Learn more about the free RISC 2.0 Cybersecurity Module to help strengthen cybersecurity and safeguard patients: aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pages…

The direction from @POTUS is clear: when states are empowered and lead disaster response, Americans benefit. Communities best know the needs of their people. Additional flexibility in the use of federally funded personnel is just one more way to empower state resilience.

Temporary reassignment authority strengthens state and local resilience and enables rapid response during emergencies. This authority ensures states have the flexibility to use existing staff to protect their communities more effectively. bit.ly/405Srwg

ASPR supports onshoring and domestic manufacturing. During a recent site visit to one facility, @manusbio GA facility, Congressional staff saw: ✅The site where key components of an influenza antiviral will be produced. ✅Ongoing domestic production of key starting materials for an anti-malaria drug. ✅Decreased dependence on foreign pharmaceutical supply chains. ✅More jobs for Americans. Learn more about ASPR's program to make essential medicines here at home under the Defense Production Act Title III Program: aspr.hhs.gov/legal/DPA/Page…

On the eve of the State of the Union, ASPR’s responders are working behind-the-scenes to ensure we are ready to respond should an emergency arise. If there is an emergency, our responders will be there—swift, skilled, and ready to serve.

@HHS_ASPR met with Hawai’i Healthcare Emergency Management Coalition Members to hear about the unique healthcare challenges faced in Hawai‘i and how ASPR can continue to support disaster preparedness and response at the state and local levels.

Today, we took action to onshore and support the manufacturing of critical medical products, alleviating potential shortages in the future. The U.S. has relied on China exclusively for Shikimic Acid, a key starting material for Oseltamivir. That ends today. In partnership with @ManusBio, we’re bringing production of Shikimic Acid home—reducing risk, strengthening supply chains, and creating jobs. bit.ly/4cygmf4

When disaster strikes Hawaii, @Hawaii_EMA responds. @HHS_ASPR John Knox met with HIEMA leadership to discuss ways to strengthen state and local resilience in Hawaii. Operating from Diamond Head Crater, HIEMA runs Hawaii's primary EOC, coordinating emergency response across the islands 24/7 and advising the Governor on emergency declarations.

Mahalo to our colleagues at the @DOTHawaii, @HawaiiDOH, and @Hawaii_EMA for sharing your knowledge of disaster response operations in your state. Together we are strengthening state and local resilience.

With ASPR' support, @MedStarWHC built a biocontainment unit that fills a gap in special pathogen preparedness. This state-of-the-art facility can be used to treat patients with high-consequence infectious diseases safely – protecting patients, clinicians, and the American people.