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Silicon Valley Innovation Program

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The Right Way to Go About Working with Startups

Technologically Speaking host Deepak Saini sits down with Silicon Valley Innovation Program Managing Director Melissa Oh to discuss the unique ways S&T engages with the startup community, the vision behind driving innovation in the private sector to benefit the nation’s security, and how being positioned inside Silicon Valley enables her to bridge the private-public sector divide. 

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Feature Article Where the Public and Private Sectors Converge

The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recently hosted its annual Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) Demo Week, bringing together federal government and startup communities to exhibit new technologies, talk through ideas and identify opportunities for future collaboration.

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Credence ID

DHS S&T announced a Phase 1 Other Transaction Award (OTA) to Oakland, California-based company Credence ID. They will adapt their existing platform of hardware readers and software-based verifier implementations for deployment on mobile devices.

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Hushmesh

DHS S&T announced a Phase 1 Other Transaction Award (OTA) to Falls Church, Virginia-based company Hushmesh to support digital wallets and digital and physical credential verification

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Netis d.o.o.

DHS S&T announced a Phase 1 Other Transaction Award (OTA) to Ljubljana, Slovenia-based company Netis d.o.o. to support software-based verifier implementations for deployment on mobile devices.

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Procivis

DHS S&T announced a Phase 1 Other Transaction Award (OTA) to Zurich, Switzerland-based information technology company Procivis to adapt their existing platform to support digital wallets and digital and physical credential verification.

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SpruceID

DHS S&T announced a Phase 1 Other Transaction Award (OTA) to New York City-based company SpruceID to support digital wallets and digital and physical credential verification.  

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Ubiqu

DHS S&T announced a Phase 1 Other Transaction Award (OTA) to Rotterdam, Netherlands-based company Ubiqu to support digital wallets. 

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Homeland Security Awards Contracts to Six Startups to Identify, Develop, and Implement Privacy-Enhancing Digital Wallets Technologies

DHS S&T announced that Credence ID, Hushmesh, Netis d.o.o., Procivis, SpruceID, and Ubiqu have each won a government contract to develop technologies that protect the privacy of individuals using digital versions of credentials issued for immigration and travel.

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Privacy Preserving Digital Credential Wallets & Verifiers

DHS S&T Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) has funded more than 60 companies to date. Below is a list of current portfolio companies in the Privacy Preserving Digital Credential Wallets & Verifiers topic call.