The Publication Library contains guidance and policy papers, reports, strategies, program regulations, guidelines, brochures and more.
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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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HSAC Subcommittee Interim Reports
The three subcommittees (Emerging Technologies, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Cybersecurity, and Countering Foreign Influence Subcommittees) were established on October 4, 2018 by Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to advise the Department on homeland security issues. On May 21, 2019, the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) convened in public session to discuss, deliberate and vote on these three subcommittee’s interim reports. The HSAC voted on and approved the proposed finding and recommendations in their entirety.
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Privacy Policy Instruction 047-01-010 SSN Collection and Use Reduction
This instruction mandates a reduction in the use of the SSN in DHS programs, systems, and forms.
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S&T Less Lethal Technologies for Law Enforcement
Less lethal technology devices are designed to be less likely to cause death when deployed than conventional weapons like firearms, and are used by law enforcement in two primary situations: crowd control and one-on-one suspect apprehension. For each of these situations, technology subcategories exist based on the modalities of the technology, such as chemical, kinetic and conducted energy.
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S&T Windows Registry Forensic Tool
The following are CFTT reports for Windows registry forensic tools (organized by publication date).
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Report on Airports Used by Mahan Air
Pursuant to the TSA Modernization Act (P.L. 115-254), signed into law on October 5, 2018, the report provides information on Mahan Air operations and U.S. security interests at international Last Point of Departure airports.
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S&T BTI Institute Fact Sheet
BTI’s mission is to enhance the Nation’s ability to secure its borders, facilitate legitimate trade and travel, and ensure the integrity of the immigration system.
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S&T CAB ISSI/CSSI Interoperability Testing Requirements and SDOC
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) continues its efforts to streamline the Supplier’s Declaration of Compliance (SDOC) and Summary Test Report (STR) templates in an effort to make P25 CAP documentation more useful to end users, as well as reduce the burden on manufacturers and P25 CAP recognized laboratories. DHS will now open a public comment period to review the P25 Compliance Assessment Bulletin (CAB) addressing Baseline Inter-RF Sub-System Interface and Console Sub-System Interface Interoperability Testing Requirements, as well as the latest version of the SDOC template.
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S&T CAB Testing Rules
DHS is opening a public comment period to review the P25 Compliance Assessment Bulletin (CAB) addressing Testing Rules. DHS S&T has issued multiple P25 CAP Common Air Interface (CAI) Testing Requirements CABs that address communication equipment’s performance, conformance and interoperability.
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S&T CAOE Fact Sheet
CAOE develops and applies advanced analytical tools and technologies to enhance planning and real-time decision-making in homeland security operations.