Mark Bell: DHS let unscreened Ebola carriers into U.S.

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Mark Bell: DHS let unscreened Ebola carriers into U.S.

When responding to a dangerous disease, speed is important. And when Ebola headed toward U.S. shores in 2014, the Homeland Security Department mobilized quickly.

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

January 29, 2016 10:15 am

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Mark Bell, assistant inspector general for audits, DHS

When responding to a dangerous disease, speed is important. And when Ebola headed toward U.S. shores in 2014, the Homeland Security Department mobilized quickly. But DHS also had training and coordination issues that may have resulted in unscreened Ebola carriers getting into the United States. That's according to the DHS inspector general. Mark Bell, the assistant inspector general for audits at DHS, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share more.