The following snapshots were posted in 2019.
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Snapshot: Rapid DNA Identifies Conception Boat Fire Victims - DHS sought a technology that can quickly analyze DNA to verify family relationships (kinship) and identify victims of mass casualty events and human trafficking. (December 10, 2019)
Snapshot: K9 Responders Join Team Active Shooter Scenarios - Canines are widely used by law enforcement agencies and first responders to protect the homeland in various ways. (December 5, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T and CBP Host the Havre Sector Field Experiment - As part of the HSE’s ongoing efforts to address these vulnerabilities, DHS S&T and USBP conducted a field test at USBP Havre Sector, held in Sweetgrass, MT. (December 3, 2019)
Snapshot: Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors - The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) list of the 25 most dangerous software errors is a compilation of the most frequent and critical errors that can lead to serious vulnerabilities in software. (November 26, 2019)
Snapshot: What to Do in an African Swine Fever Epidemic in the U.S. - DHS S&T intensified vaccine research efforts in collaboration with USDA by creating an African Swine Fever Task Force, based out of S&T PIADC in New York state. (November 12, 2019)
Snapshot: U.S. Border Patrol Agents Leverage Emerging S&T Tech to Ensure the Security of Our Nation’s Borders - DHS S&T recently collaborated with the USBP and FLETC to deliver a multi-part solution that enable agents to use the knowledge, skills, and abilities of expert trackers (professionals trained to detect, track, follow and apprehend potential adversaries). (November 5, 2019)
Snapshot: Preparing for the Consequences of a Chemical Attack - DHS S&T has developed a suite of models to help federal agencies analyze threats, vulnerabilities and consequences of potential attacks to prioritize resources for the most effective defense and response. (October 29, 2019)
Snapshot S&T Puts Next Generation Tech in Birmingham First Responders Hands - The DHS S&T recently partnered with public safety agencies from the City of Birmingham and Jefferson County, Alabama, for the NGFR – Birmingham Shaken Fury Operational Experimentation. (October 24, 2019)
Snapshot: HAAS Alert Collision Prevention for Emergency Responders - In an effort to reduce first responder related crashes, S&T is collaborating with a Chicago-based company developing and standardizing C-V2X (cellular vehicle-to-everything) technology that enables emergency response vehicles to send real-time digital alerts to supplement their lights and sirens. (October 17, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T Assesses Tech That Identifies Unknown Chemicals - The SAVER Program, managed by S&T’s NUSTL, conducts assessments and validations of commercial technology to save money and time for first responders when they need to purchasing high quality equipment. (October 8, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T Assesses In-Suit Communications Equipment - In August 2019, DHS S&T’s NUSTL conducted a SAVER field assessment of In-Suit communications equipment. (October 3, 2019)
Snapshot: Synthetic Opioids Detection - CBP recently joined forces with DHS S&T for a project called Synthetic Opioid Detection at Speed (SODAS). (September 24, 2019)
Snapshot: TSL Inventor Helps Keep Detection Systems in Check - As the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screens nearly two million people each day, officers are faced with the challenge of finding even the smallest sign of a threat. (September 19, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T is “SHAKING” Up Disaster Preparedness - Under the guise of a fictional 7.7 magnitude earthquake, S&T deployed teams and technologies to several Shaken Fury exercise locations in the region to improve response and recovery capacities and assist state and local organizations with the adoption of new technologies and protocols. (September 10, 2019)
Snapshot: Rallying the Tech to secure Infrastructure, Citizens - DHS S&T is working with industry to help the systems, whether at airports, government facilities, border checkpoints, or public spaces like arenas, to work faster and smarter. (September 4, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T, International Partners Establish Best Practices - Every emergency response entails an element of science; successful emergency response requires the latest science. (August 27, 2019)
Snapshot: First Responder Resource Group Annual Meeting - FRRG is an all-volunteer working group that includes 150 members of state, local, federal and tribal law enforcement agencies, fire departments, emergency medical services, emergency management and other disciplines. Its mission is to help S&T maximize first responder safety, effectiveness, and preparedness in the field. (August 20, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T, Canadian counterparts evaluate AUDREY in use case - S&T and DRDC CSS conducted an experiment with S&T’s AUDREY, a human-like reasoning system, to determine if AUDREY can perform data fusion, and provide tailored situational awareness information to the paramedic. (August 13, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T, Israel tackle cargo shipping security - Securing the global supply chain, while ensuring its smooth functioning, is essential to U.S. national security. S&T and Israel’s Ministry of Public Security teamed up to tackle that issue through the Low Cost Disposable Electronic Seals Pilot. (August 6, 2019)
Snapshot: The SBIR Program Awards 1000th Contract - DHS SBIR program encourages innovative U.S. small businesses with less than 500 employees to develop new technologies in support of homeland security needs. (August 1, 2019)
Snapshot: The ADCIRC Prediction System - APS uses modeling technology with a 30-year track record of providing accurate representations of coastal water movement, flooding, and storm impacts. (July 30, 2019)
Snapshot: Speech Analytics Evaluation for OpenSAT19 - Effective speech analytic technologies and voice-based communications services are critical for public safety responders, especially when their hands are preoccupied during an active response or when background noises reach levels that can render most digital speech assistants inoperable. (July 23, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T Labs, Responders Assess Explosives Detectors - Handheld ETDs are small, lightweight, and usually do not require assembly, making them an ideal choice for responders who need to quickly investigate a suspicious package or screen individuals in areas lacking permanent fixtures or sufficient power. (July 18, 2019)
Snapshot: Blockchain and DHS - As an emerging tech trend, S&T has been tracking Blockchain’s birth, development and progress for years because of the potential for building resilience into digital transaction systems. (July 9, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T NUSTL Supports FR Radiological Preparedness - In 2017, DHS S&T National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL), in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) published guidance for first responders and emergency managers on how to plan for the first minutes of an RDD detonation response. (July 2, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T, FEMA, Partners Explore Wildland Fire Innovation - DHS S&T, FEMA and USFA are working closely with the national and international first responder community on the growing problem of fires in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). (June 25, 2019)
Snapshot: Prototype Shoe Scanner May Improve Security - S&T is working on a millimeter wave technology for screening shoes as part of the larger Screening at Speed Program to improve detection of current and emerging threats to aviation and to improve the passenger experience in the airport. (June 18, 2019)
Snapshot: Exercise tests info flow, tech solutions in a real world environment - DHS S&T partnered with 13 Houston-area public safety agencies, 19 industry partners and DHS components, USCG Sector Houston-Galveston, and FEMA and to hold the NGFR – Harris County Operational Experiment (OpEx). (June 11, 2019)
Snapshot: New app provides responders fastest, safest path to scenes - QuickRoute uses GPS and routing data to provide turn-by-turn directions, and it features an alerting mechanism to warn responders of hazards along the route, such as a flooded road, an accident, or downed power lines. (June 4, 2019)
Snapshot: Respiration Protection Field Assistant - First responders need a lighter, more comfortable SCBAs system that didn't require their tanks to refilled as frequently. S&T funded the development of a stackable, modular-filter system that removes tiny particles in the air. (May 28, 2019)
Snapshot: Small Device Alerts Responders to Thermal Changes - Burn Saver is a device S&T developed to give first responders an early warning when they are in a thermal environment that may cause extreme damage to their personal protective equipment. (May 21, 2019)
Snapshot: Vulnerability Reduction Scorecard helps cities - This planning tool enables communities to effectively reduce their vulnerabilities to hazards across their network of plans – including transportation, parks, economic development, hazard mitigation, emergency management and comprehensive land use (May 14, 2019)
Snapshot: New Video Highlights One of S&T’s Most Successful Technologies for Law Enforcement - The ERAD Prepaid Card Reader is currently being used by state and local law enforcement in 48 states, by federal law enforcement agencies, and by international law enforcement agencies. (May 7, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T’s Immersive Imaging System Provides High-Resolution Images & 360-degree Coverage - S&T’s Immersive Imaging System was recognized at the recent annual R&D 100 Conference among the 100 most exceptional innovations in science and technology from 2018. (April 30, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T’s Rapid DNA Technology Identified Victims of California Wildfire - Funded in part by DHS S&T, Rapid DNA technology, positively identified 85 percent of the victims in the aftermath of the Camp Fire wildfire. (April 23, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T's HURREVAC Assists Hurricane Emergency Managers Response - DHS S&T's Web-based HURREVAC platform integrates forecast and planning data to provide emergency managers with decision support tools for use in advance of and during tropical weather. (April 16, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T taps open innovation to identify new tools to combat the opioid crisis -DHS S&T is prioritizing swift interventions to help address the opioid crisis, and using open innovation to expediently source new tools to counter the supply side of the crisis. (April 12, 2019)
Snapshot: Innovative S&T Developed Training Transitioned to Border Patrol - DHS S&T worked with United States Border Patrol and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers to research and develop training content and methods to enable agents to leverage knowledge, skills, and abilities of the expert trackers in their workforces. (April 9, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T Intensifies Work on African Swine Fever Vaccine and Diagnostics - S&T intensified vaccine research efforts in collaboration with the USDA in Nov. 2018. The African Swine Fever Task Force was born, based out of S&T’s Plum Island Animal Disease Center. (April 4, 2019)
Snapshot: New 3D Mapping Tool Makes Virtual 3D Crime Scenes - DHS S&T has teamed up with the Israeli Police to invest in a new tool. The tool, called 3D-Hawk, can turn a crash or crime scene into an interactive 3D model within minutes, based on high-definition (HD) video footage. (April 2, 2019)
Snapshot: 5 Things You Don’t Know about S&T’s EDGE - DHS S&T Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (EDGE) virtual training platform provides a safe, immersive environment where first responders, and now educators, can hone their skills and prepare for a multitude of incident responses. (March 26, 2019)
Snapshot: New Best Practices Guide to Commercial Building Security Under SAFETY Act Now Available - DHS S&T OSAI in partnership with the National Institute of Building Sciences developed a set of best practices and a new online tool, Best Practices for Anti-Terrorism Security (BPATS), for building owners to evaluate their operations end-to-end before applying for SAFETY Act protections. (March 19, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T Testing Smart Sensor to Enhance Emergency Communications - DHS S&T, in conjunction with NASA JPL, is researching approaches to bring the possibilities of IoT to emergency communications for first responders today. (March 12, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T looks to increase air cargo screening efficiency - Air Cargo skids and pallets take up a large amount of space on every commercial passenger flight. Federal law requires this cargo be screened at the same level as checked baggage. (March 5, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T, SpaceX Launch Polar Scout Satellites - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) launched two miniature cube-shaped satellites (CubeSats) into space on December 3, 2018, via the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. (February 26, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T Robot Test Standards Adopted for Fukushima Cleanup - DHS S&T and the National Institute of Standards and Technology developed standard test methods for robots, which the Japanese government is now beginning to apply directly to their Fukushima cleanup efforts. (February 19, 2019)
Snapshot: Working with NASA to Secure Drone Traffic - NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and industry have partnered to develop a capability to manage national airspace drone traffic in the future, called the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) infrastructure, rolling out in phases over time. (February 12, 2019)
Snapshot: SVIP Successfully Transitions Three Technologies to CBP - Three startups developing technologies with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) successfully transitioned their products to DHS and the Homeland Security Enterprise in 2018. (February 5, 2019)
Snapshot: S&T Combatting Human Trafficking Using Social Science - S&T is incorporating social science research into DHS’s counter-human trafficking approach through two foundational projects: (1) the Counter-human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Foundational Effort and (2) the Human Trafficking System Analysis and Technology Roadmap. (January 30, 2019)