Senator Seeks Information on Spike in Disease Rates in Military Database

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) speaks during a hearing in Washington on Jan. 24, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

A U.S. senator is seeking information on the spike in disease rates reported in a U.S. military database.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) asked Unissant, the company that manages the military’s Defense Medical Epidemiology Database (DMED), for details on how the firm runs the system.