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Partnerships Resource Guide

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Partnerships team developed this comprehensive resource guide, leveraging resources across the federal government.

 

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Federal Campus Safety Resources

The federal government maintains a broad range of campus safety resources that you can draw on based on your needs. This fact sheet provides additional information on these resources and includes email addresses to request any services or information you might require.

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First Amendment Activity at Academic Institutions

To ensure peaceful protests and safe conduct on educational campuses during First Amendment-protected activities, DHS recommends institution leadership take proactive steps to prepare the campus ecosystem, communicate policies and procedures, and respond by taking both a whole-of-community, human centric approach and enforcing campus policies, as necessary.

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Resources for Educators Content

Resources for Educators with Know2Protect — a national effort to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) — has you covered with valuable internet safety resources that can help you protect the kids in your care.

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Personal Safety Telework Remote Work Alternate Work Site Flyer

This flyer provides safety best practices that Federal Government employees are encouraged to follow while on telework, remote work or working from an alternate work site as well as how to report crimes against federal employees.

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S&T Awards Funds for Safety Monitoring Technology

DHS S&T announced a Phase 1 Other Transaction award to Sentinel Occupational Safety (Sentinel), to develop safety monitoring technology for DHS personnel.

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Who We Are

The ​​​​Federal Protective Service (FPS) ensures safe and secure working environments for federal workers and visitors in approximately 8,500 federal facilities nationwide.

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Feature Article: NYC Subway Sensors Could Warn Early for Chem/Bio Threats

S&T's is working on cost-effective technologies to detect chemical and biological threats inside a subway environment.

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S&T Safe Handling and Collection of Electronics Factsheet

The Science and Technology Directorate is currently working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to develop a downloadable application—Safe Handling and Collection of Electronics, or “SHAKE”—that provides users with information and techniques to safely collect drones from the field.

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Celebrating the Pursuit of Knowledge in the New Year

In honor of Trivia Day, take a moment and learn some fun facts about S&T.