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Using Your Radiation Detectors For Interdiction and Response Fact Sheet

The majority of radiation detection instruments are purchased for interdiction and prevention missions, so emergency responders may not realize that some of them can also be used for response and recovery missions. For radiological and nuclear incident preparedness, it is essential for first responders to know which of their instruments are suitable for use in response and recovery operations, how to use them safely and appropriately, and how the data they collect may inform critical health and safety decisions.

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FACT SHEET: DHS Preparations for a Potential Increase in Migration

The Department of Homeland Security works to secure and manage our borders while building a fair and orderly immigration system.

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S&T Safe Handling and Collection of Electronics Factsheet

The Science and Technology Directorate is currently working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to develop a downloadable application—Safe Handling and Collection of Electronics, or “SHAKE”—that provides users with information and techniques to safely collect drones from the field.

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S&T Air Domain Awareness and Protection of the National Airspace System Factsheet

CBP must achieve the following objectives in securing the border: detect illegal entries into the United States, identify and classify those entries to determine the level of threat involved, efficiently and effectively respond to those entries, and bring each event to a satisfactory law enforcement resolution.

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ST CAP Factsheet

The CAP fact sheet provides program overview and impacts.

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ST-SARS-CoV-2 Indoor Environmental Stability Predictive Model Fact Sheet

The current model shows the effects of temperature and relative humidity on the virus while suspended in respiratory droplets, on surfaces.

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ST-Explosive Threat Mitigation Unit - Portable, Cost-Effective, Blast Mitigation for Small IED Threats

The objective of the TMU project is to provide the DHS customer with safe, secured storage of items obtained from visitors passing through a security checkpoint in the event that an item contains an explosive-based threat.

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ST First-Aid-for-Severe-Trauma-Training

The First Aid for Severe Trauma (FAST) training program will provide no-cost trauma training for high school students through the American Red Cross.

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S&T OUP Student Resources Fact Sheet

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Office of University Programs (OUP) offers postsecondary institutional grants, internships and summer research experiences to build a diverse, highly capable, technical workforce for the homeland security enterprise.

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S&T OUP Overview Fact Sheet

OUP enables Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components and their partners to bring innovation to operations by tapping the expertise of the Nation’s colleges and universities.