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Snapshot: Homeowner Flood Insurance Roundtable Dialogue
With as many as 50 percent of U.S. property owners uninsured or underinsured in areas deemed “high risk” for floods, there is a significant need to increase awareness and education on homeowner flood insurance to ensure greater resilience to flood hazards.
News Release: DHS Delivers Study on Government Mobile Device Security to Congress
DHS has submitted a report to Congress that details current and emerging threats to the Federal government’s use of mobile devices and recommends security improvements within the mobile device ecosystem.
News Release: Cybersecurity Expert to Keynote 2017 DHS Cyber Security R&D Showcase
Eminent cybersecurity expert Dr. Edward Amoroso will be a keynote speaker for the 2017 Cyber Security R&D Showcase and Technical Workshop on July 11-13, 2017 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Snapshot: Dissect Cyber alerts small businesses targeted by cybercriminals
The research project, part of CSD’s overarching Internet Measurement and Attack Modeling (IMAM) project, provides no-fee, early notifications of possible internet-based scams to help minimize damage and loss to companies registered to do business with the U.S. government and listed on the System for Award Management (SAM) database.
Press Release: DHS S&T awards $9.7M for 13 Phase II SBIR Projects
DHS S&T awarded $9.7 million to 12 small businesses for 13 Phase II contracts through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
S&T Innovation Strategy
S&T is changing the way we do business. Leveraging partnerships to find or develop emerging, innovative technologies to support homeland security needs is central to these changes.
News Release: DHS S&T Announces Commercialization of Malware Detection Technology
DHS S&T today announced the transition of a malware detection technology to the marketplace as a result of its participation in the S&T’s Transition to Practice (TTP) program.
Snapshot: Eye Tracking Technology Enhances Imposter Detection Training
S&T collaborated with United States Border Protection (USBP) and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to develop imposter detection training. USBP must verify the identity of the almost one million visitors entering the United States every day.
News Release: CBP DHS ST Award San Diego Start Up $152K
DHS S&T announced today a $152,512 award to Planck Aerosystems Inc., to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS).
News Release: CBP Partners with ST & Columbus Start Up
DHS S&T announced today a $199,814.31 award to Asymmetric Technologies, LLC, to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) security.
Register Now for the 2017 Cyber Security R&D Showcase and Technical Workshop
Register Now for the 2017 Cyber Security R&D Showcase and Technical Workshop!
Responder News: National Professional Development Summit Seeking Fire-EMS Personnel
April 19, 2017 - Active fire and emergency services personnel are invited to register for the National Professional Development Summit scheduled for June 14-17, 2017 at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Attendance is free.
Reducing the Costs of Our Nation’s Most Expensive Disasters
FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) works to reduce the cost of flooding for property owners by providing affordable insurance.
Responder Spotlight: Randall T. Sterett
Meet Bomb Technician and First Responder Resource Group (FRRG) member Randall T. Sterett, a 30-year veteran of Orange County (CA) Sheriff’s Department.
Snapshot: Stopping Attacks That Disrupt Voice Communications
The DHS S&T is working to make sure telephony denial of service attacks cannot disrupt critical phone systems.
Celebrating 38 Years of FEMA
Last week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) celebrated its 38th birthday.
Snapshot: S&T’s Arctic Domain Awareness Center Supports USCG Capabilities
We are creating robotic systems that are small, mobile, connected, and enduring, making them a perfect match for the remote Arctic.
Responder News: Mutual Aid Resource Planning Tool Improves Community Preparedness
To help communities plan for, and better mitigate, the challenges that arise in a local emergency, a new tool for emergency managers has been developed to streamline the mutual aid planning and request process.
News Release: DHS S&T Opens New Explosives Detection Lab
DHS S&T officially opened a new Test & Evaluation Laboratory building at the Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) that expands TSL’s reinforced laboratory space for conducting tests of explosives detection systems.
SAVER Saves Responders Time and Money
We have published more than 1,000 SAVER reports for first responders, providing impartial, practitioner relevant, operationally oriented assessments and validations of emergency response equipment.
New Orleans Flood Experiment
Flood-related disasters present significant risks to life and property across our nation.
News Release: CBP and S&T Award $200K to San Mateo Start-up
DHS S&T announced today a $200K award to CryptoMove to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) security.
News Release: ST and CBP to Test New K9 Tech
DHS S&T announced today a $198K award to PetPace LLC to assess their product’s ability to provide real-time health monitoring of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s canines.
News Release: CBP and S&T Enlist Startup to Enhance Screening
DHS S&T announced today a $179,800 award to Kiana Analytics, Inc. to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) passenger screening technology.
News Release: Encryption Requirements to Change P25 CAP Approved Equipment List
DHS today announced a change in the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (P25 CAP) listing of grant-eligible radio equipment for first responders.