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Snapshot: NUSTL OpEx
Recently, FRG’s National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) hosted an Urban Operational Experimentation (OpEx) to find answers to these types of questions.
Partners in Securing Our Borders
At S&T, our 10 Centers of Excellence (COEs) often help us in solving important homeland security issues—from explosives detection to food supply chain defense.
Snapshot: S&T and Sweden Celebrate 10 Year Anniversary
DHS S&T recently celebrated 10 years of partnership with the government of Sweden at the “Safe and Sound” kickoff event, hosted by the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, D.C.
New Training System Improves Airport Screening Efficiency
Among the many tasks assigned to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Transportation Security Officers (TSOs), they must screen every bag boarding commercial aircraft within the United States.
Securing Critical Infrastructure in the 21st Century
At the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), we recognize the security landscape is changing.
News Release: DHS Announces $35M Funding Opportunity for new COE
Accredited United States colleges and universities may submit proposals as the Center lead or as an individual partner to work with the lead institution in support of the Center’s activities.
Snapshot: Helping Houston’s Public Safety Agencies Bring Their ‘A’ Game to the Super Bowl
With more than a million people in attendance at this year’s Super Bowl, quick and seamless communication was vital to the many public safety and responder organizations involved.
Snapshot: DHS S&T's Predictive Analysis Tools Illustrate Model Behavior
Predictive analysis — a tool that can be used to figure out the best way to get through an airport quicker, or how to keep you safe driving across bridges and through tunnels, or how to ascertain the true impact of a natural disaster —, serves as the backbone for many of S&T-developed technologies.
Responder News: Biometrics Report Highlights Technological Strides Made Law Enforcement
Face In Video Evaluation (FIVE) program report is an independent analysis of face detection and recognition technology that will help law enforcement in choosing the right algorithm for their specific purposes. This facial recognition technology can aide law enforcement in a variety of capacities.
Honoring Women’s History Month
S&T is particularly thankful to female pioneers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, whose efforts laid the groundwork for the work we do today.
Snapshot: DHS-Developed Software Powers Humanitarian Project
Software originally developed at DHS' National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center to sequence DNA for biodefense is now being used by Microsoft to sequence mosquito DNA in the fight against disease.
News Release: S&T Awards Applied Visions, Inc. $16.3M for Threat Management Tool
DHS S&T awarded Applied Visions, Inc. of Northport, New York a $16,339,743 contract to develop a Unified Threat Management (UTM) system that will help software developers better analyze code for cyber vulnerabilities.
News Release: DHS S&T Invites Counter UAS Developers to Submit Tech for Assessment
A Request for Information – Participation (RFIP) was released for the 2017 Technical Assessment of Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Technologies in Cities (TACTIC) program.
News Release: S&T Awards ITHACA, N.Y., Company $8M
DHS S&T has awarded a $8,000,031 contract to Ithaca, New York-based GrammaTech, Inc. to develop a repeatable methodology for testing, evaluating and modernizing open-source static analysis tools used by developers to detect potential vulnerabilities in new software systems.
Partner with S&T to Help Those Who Protect and Serve our Communities
As DHS’s research and development arm, S&T oversees a variety of programs designed to improve safety and operational effectiveness of first responders and other members of the Homeland Security Enterprise from the federal level all the way down to the tribal and regional levels.
News Release: S&T Awards Palo Alto Company Nearly $8M
S&T has awarded a $7.86 million contract to Kestrel Technology, LLC of Palo Alto, Calif. to expand the coverage capabilities of static analysis tools used to detect potential vulnerabilities in new software systems and increase developer confidence in those tools.
News Release: DHS S&T to Hold Pre-Solicitation Industry Day
DHS S&T First Responders Group invites members of the private sector, academia, laboratories, and the innovation community to attend an industry day on Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Washington, DC.
Media Release: DHS S&T Welcomes First Canadian Exchange Officer
DHS S&T welcomed its first Canadian Exchange Officer today as part of a partnership with Defence Research and Development Canada’s Centre for Security Science (DRDC CSS).
News Release: S&T Awards $197K to Atlanta Company for IoT Systems Security
DHS S&T today awarded $196,760 to Bastille Networks, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, to advance Internet of Things (IoT) wireless protocols.
Achieving Success Together
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is instrumental in developing programs for multiple DHS components and first responders through collaborative technology.
Honoring African American History Month
This relationship with schools such as Howard University, Tuskegee University, and Bowie State University is an important piece of the homeland security puzzle that enables students to participate in building capabilities for homeland security research, and allows us to prepare young, gifted minds to enter the workforce.
News Release: S&T Awards Nearly $1M to Five Start-Ups for Phase 2 R&D
Today, DHS S&T announced a total of $999,780 in awards to five companies advancing to Phase 2 of the Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP).
News Release: S&T Awards $200K to Coppell, Texas Company for IoT Systems Security
Today, DHS S&T awarded $200,000 to QED Secure Solutions LLC, of Coppell, Texas.
Snapshot: Turning Back DDoS Attacks
Cyberspace is always changing, and the work to prevent DDoS attacks and other threats from malicious actors will never stop. CSD’s DDoSD is just one of the ways S&T is working with our partners to help keep cyberspace safe and secure.
Snapshot: NBAF Observes Kansas Emergency Response to Inform Future Planning
The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) program participated in an animal disease emergency response exercise led by the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA).