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Blockchain

An open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way.

Last Updated: | Press Releases

News Release: DHS Awards $86K for Cross-Border Gas Import Tracking Using Blockchain Technology

Award to Mavennet Systems, Inc., will extend its Neoflow platform to digitally trace natural gas supply chains between Canada and the U.S.

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Feature Article: S&T SVIP Leverages Blockchain Interoperability to Support DHS

S&T’s SVIP is piloting the development of interoperable blockchain standards and specifications.

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S&T Invests Innovative Blockchain DLT Technologies

S&T opened a second release of its Preventing Forgery and Counterfeiting of Certificates and Licenses funding solicitation to pursue new R&D opportunities in the area of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies.

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News Release: S&T Opens Second Solicitation to Prevent Forgery of Certificates and Licenses

DHS S&T is seeking additional technology solutions to prevent forgery and counterfeiting of certificates and licenses, and issued a new call for proposals through its SVIP.

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Blockchain Portfolio

Blockchain and Distributed Ledgers are innovative technologies that have many uses and applications across multiple sectors of the economy.

Last Updated: | Testimony

Written testimony of S&T for a House Science, Space, & Technology Subcommittee on Oversight, and Subcommittee on Research & Technology hearing titled “Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Improve Supply Chain Management and Combat Counterfeit Goods”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Cybersecurity Division Director Douglas Maughan addresses how DHS is exploring the use of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies in research and development.