Public Safety

DHS Signs Agreement for Cybersecurity and Public Safety with South Korea

DHS S&T signed an agreement for collaborative research, development, and foreign technical exchanges in cybersecurity and public safety solutions with the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Science and Information Communication Technology (MSIT).

Feature Article: S&T Tech Leads to Children Rescued and Traffickers Arrested

S&T has teamed up with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and others to develop the enhanced analytic platforms, tools, and capabilities required to countering human trafficking across the country and around the world. 

DHS S&T Seeks Information on Vehicle Extrication Tools

DHS S&T NUSTL released an RFI seeking commercially available vehicle extrication tools for emergency responders to rescue people trapped in cars.

DHS Announces Cooling Solutions Prize Challenge Finalists in Celebration of Earth Day

In celebration of Earth Day, DHS announced the finalists in the Cooling Solutions Challenge prize competition.

DHS SBIR Seeks Solutions to Detect Survivors in a Building Collapse

DHS SBIR Program is seeking information on technologies that can detect trapped survivors in collapsed buildings and voids.

S&T Seeks Innovative Tech to Defend Against Chemical and Biological Threats

DHS S&T released an RFI encouraging chemical and biological defense companies to bring their innovative technologies for test and evaluation in the Chemical and Biological Advanced Capability Testbed (CBT) in the New York City Subway system.

Digital Ecosystems for Student Security, Safety, and Well-Being

Co-hosted with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) School Safety Task Force and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology (OET), the goal of this Digital Forum was to engage with the education sector, school safety stakeholders, civil society, and technology companies to amplify programs and platforms that help reduce risk factors to the radicalization to violence, ensure broad awareness of the threat of targeted violence and terrorism, and share innovative solutions for prevention.

DHS Statement on the Importance of Seeking Safety and Support Regardless of Immigration Status Following Recent Wildfires in Colorado

News Release: S&T Awards funds to Detect Vehicle-Borne Explosives

Block MEMS, LLC, to develop technology that can detect Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Devices before they enter stadiums, parking structures, and other soft targets.

News Release: S&T Funds Interoperable Messaging Capability for First Responders

Award to Mobility 4 Public Safety will advance the development of the Bridge 4 Public Safety messaging and collaborating platform.