Annapolis biodefense company: Government giving...

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Annapolis-based biodefense company PharmAthene Inc. filed a complaint against the Department of Health and Human Services, claiming it is giving a de facto sole-source anthrax contract to competitor Emergent BioSolutions Inc. with its latest solicitation. In a protest filed with the U.S. Government Accountability Office, officials from PharmAthene said the solicitation was written in a way that eliminated competition and ensured that an award for a next-generation anthrax vaccine would go to Gaithersburg-based…