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Why We Conference and Where We’ll Be
As I prepare to give remarks at the 2023 National Homeland Security Conference (NHSC) in Chicago this week, I can’t help but take a moment to reflect on the Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) important mission and the role we play in the broader homeland security community.
DHS Awards U.S. Small Businesses for Proof-of-Concept Research
DHS SBIR program awarded a total of $3,150,000 in research contracts to 20 small businesses to address seven homeland security technology needs in research and development.
S&T Seeks Solutions for Privacy Preserving Digital Credential Wallets & Verifiers
DHS S&T announced a new solicitation to create, improve and implement a new set of tools that protect the privacy of individuals when using digital credentials that can be used for a variety of purposes including travel, immigration and citizenship status, employment, residency status and more.
S&T Awards Funds to a Startup Developing Object Detection & Tracking Algorithms for Securing Soft Targets
DHS S&T announced an award to a Birmingham, AL-based company, to build artificial intelligence algorithms that link objects, such as unattended baggage to people, and track them from the time they enter a perimeter to when they exit.
Research Agenda Prepares for the Future of Science and Technology
The new Technology Centers Research Agenda establishes a multi-year strategic framework that aligns our R&D portfolio and communicates S&T’s forward-looking investment priorities.
Finding Common Ground for Disaster Response
As the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season opens, learn about an S&T collaborative tool that will help agencies conduct more effective and efficient response operations.
S&T Announces Track 2 of the Remote Identity Validation Tech Demo Challenge
DHS S&T announces the launch of Track 2 of the Remote Identity Validation Technology Demonstration (RIVTD).
S&T’s Founding Scientists Return to Celebrate 20th Anniversary
The architects of S&T recently came together for Impact 20: Commemorating 20 Years of S&T.
S&T Partners with PNNL to Improve Capabilities of Portable Drug Detection Systems
DHS S&T is working with vendors and manufacturers of portable drug detectors to improve their ability to identify different narcotics, like fentanyl.
First to Respond, Come What May
The 2023 First Responder Resource Group meeting offered Under Secretary Kusnezov a "boots on the ground" perspective of responders' technology priorities and how S&T can address them.
Feature Article: Putting Our Heads Together for Firefighter Safety
S&T is partnering with Texas Tech University (TTU) to develop the Next Generation (NextGen) Firefighter Helmet.
There’s No Business Like Small Business
Happy National Small Business Week to all of the hardworking small businesses out there. Thank you for all that you contribute to our communities, our economy, and our homeland security.
S&T Forms New Startup Cohort to Strengthen Software Supply Chain Visibility Tools
DHS S&T announced seven awardees from the “Software Supply Chain Visibility Tools” topic call which sought innovative technologies to provide software bill of materials (SBOMs) based capabilities for stakeholders within the enterprise, system administrator, and software development communities.
Feature Article: Reimagining Gunshot Detection for Enhanced Community Safety
New portable system employs two methods of detection for increased accuracy and reduced false positives.
DOE Labs: 20-year Partnership Delivers Immeasurable Impact
S&T marks World Laboratory Day by celebrating our cooperative and beneficial relationship with the 17 Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories.
S&T Technologically Speaking Podcast Receives Prestigious Government Communications Award
Technologically Speaking, a podcast from DHS S&T, was recognized by the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) this week with a Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Award of Excellence in podcasting.
S&T Announces Funding Opportunity for New COE for Homeland Security in the Arctic
DHS S&T announced a funding opportunity to lead the new Center of Excellence for up to 10 years and a total of $45 million through a cooperative agreement.
S&T Seeks to Test Innovative Technologies to Counter “Dark” Small UAS Swarms
DHS S&T released an RFI seeking new and emerging C-UAS technology and solutions capable of detecting, tracking, identifying, reporting, and countering low-observable, low-emission and non-emitting (dark) small UAS (sUAS).
S&T Seeks to Assess Kinetic Mitigation Capabilities for Countering Small UAS
DHS S&T released an RFI for kinetic mitigation technologies and solutions to counter small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS).
New Carry-On Baggage Screening System Aims to Reduce Traveler Screening Times
S&T recently installed a next generation carry-on baggage screening system at Boston Logan International Airport in Massachusetts to collect data about how the system operates in a real-world environment to improve the system and detection algorithms.
S&T SVIP Showcases Technology Designed to Solve National Security Needs
DHS S&T will host a two-day, in-person event May 18-19, 2023, to demonstrate innovative new technologies funded by its Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP). The SVIP Demo Week event will feature technology solutions adapted from the commercial market by startups to address DHS challenges and homeland security needs.
S&T Awards Funds to London Startup Developing Genuine Presence Assurance Technology for Remote Traveler Verification
DHS S&T issued a Phase 5 award to iProov Limited, a startup based in London, United Kingdom to further develop its Genuine Presence Assurance technology in partnership with CBP to operationally test the capability.
Feature Article: Channeling NEXTGEN TV so Responders Can Answer the Call
New ATSC 3.0 digital paging system will leverage public broadcasting to improve state and local emergency communications capabilities.
DHS And Republic of Korea Sign Joint Statement to Advance Mutual Digitalization Goals
DHS S&T signed a Joint Statement of Intent (JSoI) for collaborative research, development and foreign technical exchanges with the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Science and Information Communication Technology (MSIT).
It’s Time to Talk about Food and Agriculture Security
On National Agriculture Day, we’re spotlighting how S&T is protecting the nation against current and emerging threats.