NIH Drops Biodefense, Hands The Mission To The Department Of War
The interagency deal, dated September 4, 2026, surfaced on the Pentagon's own site with its actual terms blacked out.
- The Department of War posted the redacted agreement September 4, 2026, at media.defense.gov.
- NIH, the nation's medical research agency, is named as the civilian signer on the deal.
- Black bars cover the clauses spelling out which programs and budgets move to the military.
Why it matters: Blacking out the terms of a health-to-military handover lets the public see the fact but never the reason.
DoD/NIH Interagency Agreement (redacted, posted media.defense.gov, Sept 4 2026) ↗ · Sep 9, 20269/9/26