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Department of Homeland Security Core Ontology for Maritime Domain Awareness Fact Sheet
The objective of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Core Ontology for Maritime Domain Awareness effort is to provide DHS with the base of a semantic framework, in the form of a DHS Core Ontology, a Maritime Domain Awareness Ontology, and a Computational Analytic Ontology. The semantic framework will be an evolving part of the DHS data architecture enabling the functionality to create data that is integrated, familiar and trusted. The base framework will enable evolution by having a core ontology of DHS terms which are then reused to create interoperable ontologies covering the numerous and diverse domains of interest to DHS.
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Earth Systems Science: Key Themes, Trends, and Emerging Concerns
Our Earth system is facing a multitude of challenges across a variety of threat vectors. Identifying, characterizing, quantifying, and addressing these risks remains difficult. Threats like climate change pose existential risks but are not well understood from an integrated systems and safety and security perspective. This paper will cover a few themes that should drive our thinking and research agenda on resilience, disaster preparedness, and climate change and be factored into our calculus going forward.
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Extreme Weather: Opportunities for Improved Preparedness and Resilience
This report is built on a DHS Science and Technology and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration joint workshop hosted at the University of Oklahoma National Weather Center in February 2024 to examine policy, mission, science, and technology requirements to support homeland security, emergency management and public safety missions in the face of extreme weather.
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Electrostatic Reactivity Testing Device and Method
A safety testing system to determine material reactivity to electrostatic discharge.
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P25 CAP ISSI CSSI Conf SDOC Template
P25 vendors must submit a Supplier's Declaration of Compliance (SDOC) to P25 CAP in order for the vendor's equipment to be posted on the P25 CAP Approved (Grant-Eligible) Equipment webpage.
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P25 CAP ISSI CSSI Interop SDOC Template
P25 vendors must submit a Supplier's Declaration of Compliance (SDOC) to P25 CAP in order for the vendor's equipment to be posted on the P25 CAP Approved (Grant-Eligible) Equipment webpage.
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Close Summary Regarding Implementation of ICE’s Segregation Oversight Program (Part 2)
Summary of CRCL’s recommendation memorandum to ICE in February 2024 that followed CRCL’s periodic review of the ICE segregation oversight program.
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DHS Privacy Compliance Directive on the Collection, Use, Retention, and Dissemination of Personally Identifiable Information
This Directive provides DHS policy regarding responsibilities and procedures regarding the collection, use, retention and dissemination of personally identifiable information in DHS systems.
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DPIAC October Meeting Materials
Materials for the October 17, 2024, DPIAC meeting
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DHS/USSS/PIA-033 USSS Use of Facial Recognition Technology
The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is conducting this Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) because Secret Service personnel may use facial recognition technology (FRT) during law enforcement activities that fall within Secret Service’s jurisdiction.