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TIES

TIES are a series of nation-wide collaborative events designed to engage, develop and foster relationships while educating innovator communities about DHS.

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Technology and Innovation Exchanges: Securing Mobile Network Infrastructure

The Technology and Innovation Exchanges: Securing Mobile Network Infrastructure engagement, hosted by DHS S&T and CISA, focuses on the DHS operational mission of mobile network infrastructure, specifically protecting and securing legacy, current and 5G mobile network communications, services and equipment.

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S&T CSAC Technical Assistance Fact Sheet

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC) provides a robust and reliable science-based technical assistance capability that puts actionable technical information in the hands of the operational community and decision-makers in a timely and comprehensive manner. Operating on a 24-hours a day, seven-days a week basis, S&T CSAC Technical Assistance responds to questions and information requests from the DHS Components, other agencies within the federal government, as well as state and local authorities. S&T CSAC Technical Assistance plays an integral role in the emergency response protocol of the DHS National Operations Center.

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S&T ZADD Fact Sheet

ZADD develops innovative solutions and fosters collaborations to protect the Nation’s agriculture and public health sectors against high-consequence foreign animal, emerging, and zoonotic disease threats.

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S&T Less Lethal Technologies for Law Enforcement

Less lethal technology devices are designed to be less likely to cause death when deployed than conventional weapons like firearms, and are used by law enforcement in two primary situations: crowd control and one-on-one suspect apprehension. For each of these situations, technology subcategories exist based on the modalities of the technology, such as chemical, kinetic and conducted energy.

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Technology Clearinghouse

S&T's Technology Clearinghouse provides its stakeholders with curated information to aid in the development of innovative technology solutions for homeland security. You can select your stakeholder group and find links to resources specifically curated to meet your need. 

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S&T Windows Registry Forensic Tool

The following are CFTT reports for Windows registry forensic tools (organized by publication date). 

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S&T NUSTL Annual Report 2017

The National Urban Security Technology Laboratory Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report contains a summary of the laboratory’s completed program and project milestones, collaboration and outreach, mission and services, laboratory operations, and organizational successes.

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S&T TITANIC Fact Sheet

S&T has partnered with USCG to augment the USCG's ability to protect infrastructure and improve maritime safety and navigation in the Arctic region. TITANIC -- a project that seizes on the advancement and cost-effectiveness of satellite technology, as well as the evolution of machine learning -- seeks to combine the versatility of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery with the efficiency of computers. At the project's completion, TITANIC will enable the IIP to provide the maritime community and the general public with more reliable and timely maritime safety information on iceberg and sea ice conditions. TITANIC will also help reduce or eliminate the need for costly aerial ice surveillance missions, lowering monitoring costs, and freeing resources to be reallocated elsewhere.

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S&T Improving communications for fishing vessel inspections Fact Sheet

Radio communications below deck can be patchy. M2C2 shares photos in real time. S&T has conducted tests of the M2C2 system in cooperation with Joint Interagency Task Force-South.