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Silicon Valley Innovation Program

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S&T Awards Funds for Developing Wearable Tech, Mitigating Heat-Related Injuries

DHS S&T announced a Phase 1 Other Transaction award to Kenzen, Inc., to develop wearable technology that helps prevent heat-related injuries for DHS personnel who work in extreme weather conditions.

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DHS S&T to Demonstrate Emerging Technology for Critical Mission Needs

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will host a virtual demonstration .The SVIP Demo Week: Machine Learning showcase will feature 11 technologies from SVIP startups adapted from the commercial market to address DHS challenges.

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S&T Seeks Solutions for Mitigating Threats to Soft Targets

DHS S&T announced a new solicitation to help mitigate threats toward soft targets and reduce attacks in crowded places.

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Day 4 | COVID-19 Response and Future Mitigation

Dr. Pritesh Gandhi, DHS Chief Medical Officer provided a keynote, and four SVIP startups demonstrated their technologies, followed by a Global Perspectives on Pandemic Future Proofing panel discussion. 

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Day 3 | Border & Maritime Security and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

Admiral Douglas Schofield, Assistant Commandant for Acquisition & Chief Acquisition Officer, United States Coast Guard (USCG) provided a keynote, and seven SVIP startups demonstrated their technologies, followed by an AI, Society's Collective Approach to Getting It Right panel discussion.

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Day 2 | Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology

Tiana Laurence, General Partner at Seed Catalyst provided a keynote, and seven SVIP startups demonstrated their technologies, followed by a Choice and Global Interoperability panel discussion.

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Day 1 | Aviation Security & Seamless Travel

Day 1 kicked off with opening remarks from the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Undersecretary for Science & Technology (SOPDUSST) Kathryn Coulter Mitchell and a keynote address from Deputy Secretary John Tien. Eight SVIP startups demonstrated their technologies, followed by an Innovation in Aviation panel discussion.

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News Release: S&T Releases Solicitation Aimed at Continuing to Improve Wellness of DHS Workforce

Topic call seeks technologies and methods for resilience and wellness tools to identify and resolve issues before reaching crisis levels. 

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News Release: S&T Funds California Startup to Test SUAS for Improved Situational Awareness

DHS S&T awarded $500,000 to Planck Aerosystems, Inc., for further testing and deployment of its autonomous small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operational settings.

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New Release: S&T Funds Washington Startup to Test Metamaterial-Based Radar

Award enables S&T to explore new use cases for the MESA radar in counter-unmanned aircraft systems scenarios.