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Blockchain

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

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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.

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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.