NATO/Next Generation Incident Command System Pilot Project Fact Sheet

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is pleased to announce four NATO member and partner countries have adapted the Next Generation Incident Command System (NICS) - an S&T-funded communications platform developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (MIT-LL) – thanks to major contribution from NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) division. With this partnership, NATO is helping to advance worldwide first responder capabilities through technological exchanges, information sharing, and lessons learned.