DHS Wants to Stop the Next Anthrax Outbreak with Open Data - Nextgov.com

"As state and local governments outfit their districts with high-tech sensors that constantly gather data on traffic patterns, electricity and water meters, and other human behavior, there are many new data sources developers can pull from to identify biothreats. “The wealth of open data generated by progressively ‘smarter’ cities and the trends” create an “unprecedented opportunity” to respond to these threats faster, according to DHS."