Snapshot: High School Students Can Save Lives Too
DHS S&T and FEMA awarded $2.3 million over a three year period to develop lifesaving trauma training for high-school-age students last year.
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The First Aid for Severe Trauma (FAST) training program will provide no-cost trauma training for high school students through the American Red Cross.
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S&T ALERT Fact Sheet
ALERT conducts transformational research, technology, and educational development to characterize, detect, mitigate, and respond to explosives-related threats facing the country and the world.
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S&T Behavior Detection Visual Search Task Analysis Project Visual Search Battery Report
Approximately 1.2 million people fly within the United States every day. To keep these passengers safe, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employs a multilayer security system to ensure that the traveling public and the nation’s transportation systems are protected. The Behavior Detection (BD) program serves an essential function in this multilayered security approach. Unique from other security capabilities within the TSA security system, the BD program, which was previously reserved for Behavior Detection Officers (BDOs) but is now comprised of Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) as well, trains officers to identify anomalous behaviors by observing passengers and comparing what they see to an established behavioral baseline. The goal of the program is to identify high-risk travelers and subject them to additional screening. This report describes the results of an empirical study that addressed these research goals and furthered DHS S&T’s understanding of the visual search process required for successful BD performance.
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Written testimony of MGMT for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management hearing titled “Examining Federal Managers’ Role in Hiring”
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Management Directorate (MGMT) Chief Human Capital Officer Angela Bailey addresses the efforts at DHS to improve time-to-hire and supervisor training.
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Online SAR Trainings
The Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI) training strategy is a multifaceted approach designed to increase the effectiveness of state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement and public safety professionals and other frontline partners in identifying, reporting, evaluating, and sharing pre-incident terrorism indicators to prevent acts of terrorism.
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NSI Partners
The NSI is a collaborative effort of a number of federal, state, local, and tribal agencies and organizations with counterterrorism responsibilities.
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About the NSI
The NSI is a partnership among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement that establishes a national capacity for gathering, documenting, processing, analyzing, and sharing SAR information—also referred to as the SAR process—in a manner that rigorously protects the privacy and civil liberties of Americans.
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Written testimony of FEMA for a House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Transportation Security, and Subcommittee on National Security hearing titled “Oversight of the Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program”
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Protection and National Preparedness Grants Program Directorate Assistant Administrator Brian Kamoie addresses DHS and FEMA’s overall efforts to assist states, tribes, territories, and localities in preparing for and responding to terrorist attacks and incidents of mass violence.
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Written testimony of TSA for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight & Management Efficiency and Subcommittee on Transportation Security hearing titled “How Pervasive is Misconduct at TSA: Examining Findings from a Joint Subcommittee Investig
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Deputy Administrator Huban Gowadia addresses TSA’s counterterrorism workforce.