The following snapshots were posted in 2020.
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Feature Article: S&T Tests Remote Communications Device for Agents on Northern Border - DHS S&T and U.S. Border Patrol conducted a focused assessment Somewear’s Global Hotspot to provide portable situational awareness capabilities. (December 9, 2020)
Feature Article: Identity Verification During the Age of COVID-19 - S&T's Biometric Technology Rally focused on the ability of acquisition systems and matching algorithms to recognize travelers without asking them to remove their masks, thereby reducing risk for frontline workers. (December 3, 2020)
Feature Article: Global Standards Make Traveling with Liquids Safer and Easier - An important part of DHS mission is to develop, implement, improve-upon, and ensure the effectiveness of cutting-edge screening equipment and protocols that help protect the traveling public. (November 24, 2020)
Feature Article: Here’s What We’ve Learned About COVID-19 - DHS S&T's Master Question List is updated every week with the latest trustworthy COVID-19 information and data relevant to weathering the pandemic. (November 19, 2020)
Feature Article: Journal Highlights Groundbreaking S&T Research on Chlorine Spread - CSAC’s Jack Rabbit project research findings to be published in special edition of the prestigious peer-reviewed Journal of Atmospheric Environment. (November 12, 2020)
Feature Article: Upcoming S&T Guidance Improve Critical Infrastructure Resilience - S&T's Resilient PNT Conformance Framework will improve critical infrastructure’s ability to prevent, respond, and recover from GPS disruptions. (November 10, 2020)
Feature Article: How Does the Environment Impact COVID-19 - S&T NBACC research finds that sunlight is the strongest environmental factor that inactivates COVID-19. (October 29, 2020)
Feature Article: S&T Launches New Initiative to Reduce Law Enforcement Driving Risks - S&T is engaging in a new initiative to assess and analyze the risks and problems associated with preventable law enforcement distracted driving incidents. (October 27, 2020)
Feature Article: Power Hawk - The “Jaws of Life” for Bomb Squads - DHS S&T developed Power Hawk tool to remotely disable pipe bombs, while preserving forensic evidence. (October 20, 2020)
Feature Article: 5G Introduces New Benefits, Cybersecurity Risks - 5G advances existing telecommunication infrastructure, improves bandwidth and capabilities, and reduces network-generated delays—and it also introduces new cyber risks that S&T is working to address. (October 15, 2020)
Feature Article: Disaster Preparedness in the Palm of Your Hand - Two CUSEC apps help emergency managers prepare for and recover from disasters like earthquakes. Both are free and available for use via the S&T-supported Regional Information Sharing Platform. (October 13, 2020)
Feature Article: S&T SVIP Leverages Blockchain Interoperability to Support DHS - S&T’s SVIP is piloting the development of interoperable blockchain standards and specifications. (October 8, 2020)
Feature Article: Protecting Device Software from Zero-Day Attacks with TrustMS - DHS S&T collaborates with Intelligent Automation, Inc., to develop system that protects operating systems and apps on embedded platforms against cyberattacks. (October 5, 2020)
Feature Article: Guiding Communities Through Emergency Alerts and Warnings - DHS S&T has been working with the FEMA IPAWS office and state and local response teams since early 2009 to develop effective alerts, warnings, and notifications programs, as well as identifying gaps in existing IPAWS alerting messaging. (September 30, 2020)
Feature Article: S&T Focus on Sensors Burns Bright During Wildfire Season - DHS S&T's Smart City Internet of Things Innovation (SCITI) Labs program is bringing together government and private sector partners to identify technologies that can detect and alert emergency management, utilities, and citizens of a threatening wildfire. (September 22, 2020)
Feature Article: New Guidebooks Help Urban Communities Install Low-Cost Sensors to Reduce Flood Risks - DHS S&T released “Low Cost Flood Sensors: Urban Installation Guidebook” to do just that—help communities deploy and operate low cost sensors for flood monitoring and management. (September 17, 2020)
Feature Article: S&T TSL Evaluates Artificial Intelligence - DHS S&T's TSL is evaluating artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) capabilities that have the potential to improve TSA’s ability to better protect our air transportation system and everyone that relies on it. (September 9, 2020)
Feature Article Firstaid Severe Trauma FAST online Trainings - More than 250 high school teachers were recently certified to become provisional instructors for the First Aid for Severe Trauma (FAST)TM program, which trains high school students to stop bleeding and treat injuries before first responders arrive to an incident. (August 31, 2020)
Feature Article: S&T Transitions ETD Technology to DARPA - DHS S&T transitioned technology to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that is representative of S&T’s deep body of work in cataloging, detecting and thwarting explosive threats. (August 25, 2020)
Feature Article: B4PS App Allows Seamless Frontline Communication - Bridge 4 Public Safety is a free app to that allows for interoperable, secure collaboration and communication during response efforts. (August 19, 2020)
Feature Article: S&T, EPA are Helping Coast Guard Prepare to Clean Up Following an Anthrax Attack - S&T and EPA collaborate in a joint project to help the Coast Guard decontaminate assets after a bioterrorist attack. (July 30, 2020)
Feature Article: Preparing State and Local Leaders for an Explosive Attack - S&T’s CSAC is developing a modeling tool called Homeland Explosive Consequence and Threat (HExCAT) that estimates the hazard and related human health consequences from thousands of plausible scenarios. (July 23, 2020)
Feature Article: S&T Helps Bring USCGA Innovations to Front Lines of COVID-19 Response - S&T Helps Bring U.S. Coast Guard Academy Innovations to Front Lines of COVID-19 Response, including a 3D printed face mask and unique ventilator design. (July 16, 2020)
Snapshot: SCIRA Smart Cities St. Louis Leading Example - St. Louis was selected as the site for the first Smarty City Interoperability Reference Architecture (SCIRA) exercise. The pilot program brought together first responders, city managers and other stakeholders, and through a series of realistic disaster scenarios, demonstrated how smart city technology can transform municipal emergency response. (July 7, 2020)
Snapshot: New Patent-Pending Process for FMD Vaccine - S&T’s patent-pending process for foot-and-mouth disease vaccine creation is a global game-changer for one of the most destructive livestock diseases on the planet. (June 10, 2020)
Snapshot: Helping Law Enforcement Solve and Prevent Chemical-Related Violence - S&T-developed Chemical Agents Reactions Database can help federal, state and local agencies check if chemicals found in illegal labs can make illicit drugs, poisons or warfare agents. (May 26, 2020)
Snapshot: S&T Brings Partners Together to InSPIRE - To help communities prepare for disasters and rebuild in the aftermath, DHS S&T partnered with NAPSG to convene experts from around the country to share best practices and identify practical solutions related to information sharing, geospatial technologies, and leadership. (May 19, 2020)
Snapshot: Enabling a Secure Mobile Ecosystem - Protecting mobile devices from cyber-attacks and accelerating the adoption of secure mobility for the federal government is a critical research focus of the Department of Homeland Security DHS S&T. (May 13, 2020)
Snapshot: Growing Impact of TAK - The Team Awareness Kit (TAK) is the emerging DHS-wide solution for situational awareness. Its exceptional tactical value has been proven time and again. (May 5, 2020)
Snapshot: S&T Tech Ensures Safety of Migrants at Our Nation’s Borders - S&T partnered with U.S. Customs and Border Protection on the Missing Migrants Program, an effort to save lives at the southwest border via rescue beacons and 911 rescue placards. (April 29, 2020)
Snapshot: Overcoming the Tyranny of Distance in the Arctic - S&T established the ADAC Center of Excellence specifically to support Coast Guard missions and the maritime community in the Arctic through research and development of specialized technology capabilities, knowledge products, and educational opportunities. (April 20, 2020)
Snapshot: S&T Strengthens Mobile Device Email Security and Privacy - DHS S&T, along with BlueRISC, Inc., is developing a new Cloud-based Root-of-Trust (CRoT) technology called EPRIVO Enterprise 2.0 to address mobile device email security and privacy. (April 14, 2020)
Snapshot: U.S.-Israel Empower Bomb Squad Robots with Second Arm - The robot accessory arm is part of S&T’s ongoing work with MOPS to facilitate research, development, testing and evaluation activities and deliver enhanced capabilities to law enforcement and public safety personnel in both countries. (April 7, 2020)
Snapshot: First Responders Assess Drones for Search and Rescue Missions - S&T initiated the FRROST program in 2018 to help the first responder community evaluate drones in real-world field conditions under simulated scenarios to inform their purchases. (April 2, 2020)
Snapshot: Enhancing Hoist Rescue Gloves for Aerial Rescue - Rescue helicopter hoist operators wear gloves to protect the hand that guides the hoist cable during rescue descents and ascents. (March 31, 2020)
Snapshot: S&T Lab Focuses on Body Armor for Women in Law Enforcement - In September 2019, it was five women from DHS S&T NUSTL who embarked on a project to assess the capability, usability, deployability, maintainability, and affordability of various makes and models of female body armor. (March 24, 2020)
Snapshot: Combatting Human Trafficking with Analytics - HSSEDI™, which is managed by DHS S&T and operated by MITRE, has produced a dashboard that uses data analytics to identify trends and displays visualizations of nearby illicit activities that could indicate human trafficking. (March 18, 2020)
Snapshot: S&T Assesses the New FLETC Law Enforcement Operations Driving Skills Course - In an effort to reduce law enforcement officer related crashes, DHS S&T’s NUSTL recently supported the FLETC Training Innovation Division’s (TID) efforts to validate a new Law Enforcement Operations Driving Skills (LEODS) training course in Glynco, Georgia. (March 10, 2020)
Snapshot: New Water Cannon Technology a Breakthrough for Bomb Squads - DHS S&T, in partnership with the FBI, has fully transitioned ReVJeT tool to each and every one of the hundreds of state and local bomb squads across the country through the FBI’s Hazardous Device School. (March 3, 2020)
Snapshot: CBP Officers Leverage S&T-Developed Imposter Detection Training Tech - CBP’s OFO Academy at DHS S&T and FLETC Training Innovations Division (TID) developed a new technology that uses eye tracking feedback to maximize officer performance in impostor identification and ID validation training. (February 25, 2020)
Snapshot: Helping State and Local Canine Teams be REDDI for Anything - S&T’s team of experts has traveled all over the nation to bring REDDI to state and local law enforcement agencies. (February 18, 2020)
Snapshot: Assessing Respirators for The Coast Guard Special Ops - DHS S&T is committed to ensuring that all of our responders have the tools they need to do their jobs safely and securely—including reliable personal protective equipment that won’t let them down when it matters the most. (February 11, 2020)
Snapshot: S&T and FEMA Social Media Emergency Management Guidance Tool - The SMEM Guidance Tool will increase first responder and emergency managers’ ability to deliver messages to the public before, during, and after an incident. (February 5, 2020)
Snapshot: Protecting our Northern Border with the Slash CameraPole - DHS S&T partnered with MIT Lincoln Laboratory and several private companies to create the Slash CameraPole. (January 30, 2020)
Snapshot: Expanded Version of the Information Sharing Assessment Tool Now Available - Newly updated with optional scenarios and expanded question sets, the ISAT is a web-based self-assessment tool that helps public safety agencies understand their current information sharing capabilities and gaps. (January 23, 2020)
Snapshot: S&T-Funded SABER Helps Communities Get Back to Business - Available both on the web and via a mobile app, SABER provides users with a means to upload and share real-time business status information with other organizations, particularly government aid entities such as FEMA, during an emergency or crisis. (January 15, 2020)
Snapshot: ResponderCQ Measures Disaster Resilience & Response - DHS S&T funded the development of guidance and tools to help communities measure their “Capability Quotient (CQ),” which is the readiness to respond to risk and to respond to disruptions of any kind. (January 7, 2020)