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Public-Private Sector

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2024 Deliverables

The 2024 Public-Private Analytic Exchange Program Subcommittees (Teams) conducted research and produced deliverables related to homeland and national security.

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AEP Topic Team Overviews

Public-Private AEP teams conducted research and produced deliverables on topics related to homeland and national security.

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ST-DHS SBIR Success Story Explosives Detection Technology

This success story highlights the DHS SBIR company Polestar Technologies, Inc., of Needham Heights, Massachusetts, which developed a portable system for stand-off detection of concealed explosives to detect and identify different types of explosives.

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Written testimony of CBP for a joint House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation and House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border & Maritime Security hearing titled “Prevention of Smuggling at U.S. Ports”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations Executive Assistant Commissioner Todd Owen addresses the role of CBP in maritime cargo security.

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Written testimony of CBP for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security hearing titled “Keeping Pace with Trade, Travel, and Security: How does CBP Prioritize and Improve Staffing and Infrastructure?”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Administration Assistant Commissioner Eugene Schied, CBP Human Resources Management  Assistant Commissioner Linda Jacksta, and CBP Office of Field Operations Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Wagner address CBP’s progress in enhancing the security and facilitation of lawful trade and travel at the Nation’s ports of entry.

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Written testimony of CBP for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security hearing titled “A New Approach to Increase Trade and Security: An Examination of CBP’s Public-Private Partnerships”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Wagner addresses CBP’s efforts to partner with stakeholders to secure and facilitate growing volumes of travel and trade.