S&T Partners with PNNL to Improve Capabilities of Portable Drug Detection Systems
DHS S&T is working with vendors and manufacturers of portable drug detectors to improve their ability to identify different narcotics, like fentanyl.
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Opioid Trafficking Intelligence and Investigation
The DHS Science and Technology Directorate's (S&T) Opioid Trafficking Intelligence and Investigation Project provides research and development (R&D) support for improved investigative capabilities to aid in the confident discovery, identification, and disruption of illicit drug networks responsible for opioid smuggling. The project will include training on investigative processes for law enforcement partners and advanced analytic approaches to facilitate analysis of evidence, data fusion, and information sharing that enables automated discovery of high value targets and criminal associations. Project outputs will be integrated into HSI's existing suite of investigative capabilities, to support
prosecution as well as collaboration efforts in furtherance of interdiction and disruption of the opioid supply chain.
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Field-Portable Fentanyl Detection Instruments and Assays
The DHS Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Opioid/Fentanyl Detection Program, in collaboration with the S&T Office of Standards, is funding the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to build spectral reference libraries of approximately 50 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) restricted substances. including fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and other emerging illicit drugs. Through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) with industry partners, PNNL will collect reference spectra on 20 different field portable detectors currently deployed for operational use.
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Advanced Opioid Trafficking Analytics to Aid Investigations
DHS S&T's Opioid Program is working with HSI and the Department of Energy National Laboratory to develop novel software applications that can be integrated with HSI’s Repository for Analytics in a Virtualized Environment (RAVEN) platform. This cloud-based platform enables users to perform analytics across datasets using a suite of search, analytical, and reporting tools.
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News Release: DHS S&T Releases New Master Question List for Synthetic Opioids
DHS S&T has released a new Master Question List (MQL) for Synthetic Opioids.
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Asking the Right Questions About Synthetic Opioids
S&T's Master Question List for Synthetic Opioids consolidates information and knowledge gaps to better focus investments on the most useful R&D.
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S&T Master Question List for Synthetic Opioids
The Science and Technology Directorate developed this Master Question List to serve two primary objectives: 1) provide response communities with a simple interface of consolidated, scientifically vetted information in the context of daily operations; and 2) highlight for research and development communities the remaining critical knowledge gaps to focus investments with high operational priority and utility.
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Feature Article: New Fentanyl Detection Standards Protect First Responders
The newly published standards will be put into effect almost immediately through a S&T-led research and development effort with PNNL.
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Opioid/Fentanyl Detection
S&T’s Opioid/Fentanyl Detection program is developing and evaluating advanced detection technologies and analytics to better target, interdict, and investigate illicit opioid and other narcotic smuggling into the U.S.
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S&T’s research and development support prevention and protective strategies, as well as the coordinated surveillance and detection of chemical, biological and explosive threats.