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Cultivating Relationships Today to Solve Tomorrow’s Homeland Security Challenges

This summer, S&T ONL hosted the event, a space where program managers from within S&T, and from across DHS’s operational components, could hear from leading S&T and DOE experts on future and current RDT&E capabilities, have meaningful discussions, and forge relationships to further innovation and collaboration.

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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on Record Three Million Screenings by TSA

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement following yesterday’s record three million passenger screenings by the Transportation Security Administration.

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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the Recognition of DHS Advancement on Partnership for Public Service List of “Best Places to Work”

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a statement regarding the Partnership for Public Service’s recognition of the DHS as the most improved large agency in its 2023 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government.

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Pod-Based Self-Service Screening Fact Sheet

The S&T Screening at Speed Program, along with the TSA Innovation Task Force, is developing a pod-based self-service screening checkpoint for PreCheck® travelers to increase autonomy, reduce pat downs and bag inspections, and give Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) more time to assist other passengers. The futuristic pod-based checkpoint design offers an exclusive experience for travelers to go at their own pace, ideally reducing stress and increasing traveler satisfaction at the checkpoint.

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Lane-Based Self-Service Screening Fact Sheet

The S&T Screening at Speed Program, along with the TSA Innovation Task Force, is developing a lane-based self-service screening checkpoint for PreCheck® travelers to increase autonomy, reduce pat downs and bag inspections, and give Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) more time to assist other passengers. While lane-based self-service screening may at first look like a normal checkpoint, its video prompts and option to self-resolve alarms with minimal intervention from TSOs is a whole new experience.

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Passenger Self-Service Screening Fact Sheet

Through concept designs, prototypes, hardware, and video analytics development, the S&T Screening at Speed Program, along with the TSA Innovation Task Force, is reimaging the airport screening experience. Passenger self-service screening aims to provide more autonomy to travelers, reduce pat downs and bag inspections, and optimize TSA resources while meeting security screening standards.

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FACT SHEET: DHS Moves to Improve Supply Chain Resilience and Cybersecurity Within Our Maritime Critical Infrastructure

DHS and the Biden-Harris Administration are taking new actions to protect American maritime critical infrastructure, bolster port cybersecurity, and improve supply chain resilience. 

 

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DHS Recognizes 2023 Customer Experience Achievements and Looks Ahead to 2024

Following the second anniversary of President Biden’s Executive Order 14058 “Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recognized significant strides toward improving customer experience (CX) and reducing the administrative burden on the American public in 2023 and pledged to build upon those improvements in 2024.

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Fact Sheet: DHS Western Hemisphere Cyber Conference

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas has made cybersecurity a top priority for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in alignment with the Biden-Harris Administration’s priorities. On September 27-28, 2023, DHS hosted the first Western Hemisphere Cyber Conference, which convened foreign government cyber leaders to discuss cybersecurity challenges and identify areas of collaboration.

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FACT SHEET: Impact of a Government Shutdown on the DHS Workforce

The DHS workforce is comprised of extraordinary public servants who safeguard this nation around the clock – responding to cyberattacks; protecting and saving lives on land, at sea, and in the air; securing our nation’s borders and critical infrastructure; deploying across the country to help Americans recover from disasters; and so much more. Any lapse in federal funding would disrupt this vital work, leaving Americans less safe as a result.