Feature Article: A Self-Service Screening Option is Coming to the Airport
The pilot, part of S&T’s Screening at Speed Program, is scheduled to begin in January at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.
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The pilot, part of S&T’s Screening at Speed Program, is scheduled to begin in January at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.
DHS, through S&T, was awarded a U.S. patent for the HExCAT, protecting the Department’s invention and guaranteeing that the technology can help fulfill the DHS mission for years to come.
While the threat of terrorism is not a new phenomenon, the United States, along with many of its allies, face a heightened threat environment that requires a coordinated response from policy, operations, and research partners.
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate funded RTI International to research and evaluate a Fiscal Year 2020 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant to the Counter Extremism Project to examine program accomplishments, challenges, and recommendations.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) funded RTI International to conduct research and evaluation of the Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Fiscal Year 2020 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant to examine program accomplishments, challenges, and recommendations.
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate funded RTI International to research and evaluate a Fiscal Year 2020 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant to the McCain Institute at Arizona State University to examine program accomplishments, challenges, and recommendations.
DHS S&T funded RTI International to research and evaluate a Fiscal Year 2020 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant to University of Denver’s Colorado Resilience Collaborative (CRC) to examine program accomplishments, challenges, and recommendations.
DHS S&T funded RTI International to research and evaluate a Fiscal Year 2020 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant to Life After Hate to examine program accomplishments, challenges, and recommendations.
The U.S. remains in a heightened threat environment and recent events reinforce that. As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, we have seen an increase in reports of threats against Jewish, Muslim, and Arab communities and institutions. Lone offenders, motivated by a range of violent ideologies, pose the most likely threat. We urge the public to stay vigilant and to promptly report suspicious activity to local law enforcement.
This fact sheet outlines the Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) work to deliver guidance on the types of measures and spending that align with reducing the number of casualties of soft target or crowded places incidents, by addressing the primary research question of “how prevention, protection, and response/recovery investments can reduce the risk of casualties from attacks on soft targets and crowded places?"