News Release: DHS Partners with Harvard University to Support Blue Campaign
DHS S&T awarded $775,000 to the Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health to conduct research and evaluate the impact of the Department’s Blue Campaign.
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Feature Article: Leveraging Partnerships to De-escalate Conflict in Law Enforcement Encounters
DHS S&T is conducting research to learn more about these interactions, with a focus on de-escalation methods.
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Law Enforcement
Law enforcement officials may encounter a potential victim of human trafficking during the course of their duties, during domestic disturbance calls, when responding to incidents at massage parlors, bars, and strip clubs, or even during routine traffic stops.
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Feature Article: Power Hawk - The “Jaws of Life” for Bomb Squads
DHS S&T developed Power Hawk tool to remotely disable pipe bombs, while preserving forensic evidence.
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Acting Secretary Chad Wolf Letter to Mayor Ted Wheeler, August 31, 2020
“Due to a lack of action throughout the summer, Portland and its law-abiding residents continue to suffer from large-scale looting, arson, and vandalism—even killing. Businesses remain shuttered and Portlanders are held hostage by the daily violence that has gripped the city with no end in sight.”
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The Secretary of The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) oversees the third largest Cabinet Department and leads our nation's efforts to secure our country from terrorism to natural disasters.
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News Release: S&T and Israeli Partners Announce Call for Proposals
The Israel – U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation announced it is seeking proposals for collaborative projects to develop advanced technologies for the homeland security mission.
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ST-TAK
TAK is a cloud-native server application that facilitates exchange of situational awareness data.
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Snapshot: Helping Law Enforcement Solve and Prevent Chemical-Related Violence
S&T-developed Chemical Agents Reactions Database can help federal, state and local agencies check if chemicals found in illegal labs can make illicit drugs, poisons or warfare agents.
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Snapshot: S&T Lab Focuses on Body Armor for Women in Law Enforcement
In September 2019, it was five women from DHS S&T NUSTL who embarked on a project to assess the capability, usability, deployability, maintainability, and affordability of various makes and models of female body armor.