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Science and Technology

Last Updated: August 24, 2015 | Site Page

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The Software Assurance Marketplace (SWAMP) is a service that provides continuous software assurance capabilities to developers and researchers. Bring your own code and let the SWAMP do the rest.

Last Updated: August 21, 2015 | Publication

S&T Plum Island Memorandum for the Record

The Plum Island Memorandum for the Record assesses the Plum Island site alternative based on the same evaluation criteria used in the Final Selection Memorandum.

Last Updated: August 21, 2015 | Publication

S&T Preferred Alternative Memorandum

The Preferred Alternative Memorandum documents the agency’s preferred alternative for NBAF.

Last Updated: August 21, 2015 | Publication

S&T FRG FRRG

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) relies on experienced emergency response and preparedness professionals to guide its research and development efforts. The First Responder Resource Group (FRRG) fills that role.

Last Updated: August 19, 2015 | Publication

S&T NGCI Fact Sheet

The NGCI Apex project addresses challenges by providing the financial services sector with the technologies and tools to confront when advanced adversaries attack cyber systems and networks.

Last Updated: July 31, 2015 | Publication

S&T Next Generation Passenger Checkpoint Program Fact Sheet

S&T is developing the NexGen threat detection system for TSA passenger checkpoints.

Last Updated: July 31, 2015 | Publication

S&T Surface Transportation Program Fact Sheet

The Surface Transportation Explosive Threat Detection Program’s goal is to provide the surface transportation end-user community with a layered and integrated capability to safely detect potential threat items in unstructured crowds, while maintaining individual privacy.

Last Updated: July 31, 2015 | Publication

S&T HEIDM Program Fact Sheet

One of the Department of Homeland Security’s top priorities is the development and improvement of homemade explosives detection technologies. The DHS Science and Technology Directorate assists the Transportation Security Administration in determining the smallest amounts of homemade explosives materials that screening technologies can possibly detect.

Last Updated: July 31, 2015 | Publication

S&T Checked Baggage Program Fact Sheet

S&T is working on automated high-speed, high-performance checked baggage explosives detection systems for acquisition by the TSA.

Last Updated: July 31, 2015 | Publication

S&T Detection Canine Program Person-Borne IED Initiative Fact Sheet and Video

The Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recognizes that a dog's sense of smell is a million times more sensitive than a human’s. Canines can be trained to detect a wide variety of specific odors, such as explosives, humans, drugs, and even fruits and vegetables. Dogs are trained to alert to the presence of these odors with a learned response such as sitting or lying quietly.