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Responder News: Wireless Emergency Alerts Guided by Lessons Learned
Lessons learned reports and best practices increase understanding of wireless emergency alerts and their implementation strategies.
S&T Awards HRL Labs $2.5M for Automotive Cyber Security Research
Archived - DHS S&T awarded $2.5 million to HRL Laboratories, LLC, of Malibu, Cal., to develop tech that can help defend cyber-attacks on government vehicles.
S&T Awards the Univ of Michigan $1.2M for Automotive Cyber Security Research
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $1.2 million to the University of Michigan for the development of technology that can help defend government and privately owned vehicles from cyber-attacks.
Arctic Domain Awareness Center launched
DHS S&T launched its Arctic Domain Awareness Center at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) at a ribbon cutting ceremony in Anchorage October 21.
Responder News: NUSTL Provides Radiation Detection Equipment to the Amtrak Police Department for Pope Francis Visit
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) is strategically located in New York City and performs functional testing, evaluation and operational assessments on first responder technologies.
IPT
Secretary Johnson and I agree on this one hundred percent, and we believe that the best way to find effective technological solutions is through integrated product teams (IPTs) that unify research and development (R&D) efforts across the department. Established in August of this year with the Science and Technology Directorate as the lead, IPTs have begun to convene mission-focused teams of component operators and DHS technical experts.
Rapid DNA
Archived - Rapid DNA, a newly commercialized technology developed by S&T, addresses challenges by speeding up DNA testing to verify family relationships.
S&T Awards NYU $1.4M for Automotive Cyber Security Research
Archived - DHS S&T awarded $1.4 million to NYU for the development of tech that can help defend government and privately owned vehicles from cyber-attacks.
Spotlight Paul Laney
The Sheriff of Cass County, North Dakota is a member of the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s First Responder Resource Group (FRRG).
Responder News: Broad Agency Announcement Launch
Industry partners: FRG is launching a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) on October 13 — and we think you’re the key to helping us advance first responder technological development.
FRG IoT Pilot
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has launched a pilot, the Incident Management Information Sharing (IMIS), to harness the capabilities of IoT to improve first responders’ situational awareness during emergencies.
Responder News: Time for the 2015 Great ShakeOut
The annual Great ShakeOut event is the largest earthquake drill in the world held on a single day. With more than 100,000 registered participants, it provides a great opportunity for schools, families and offices to take part in the emergency drill and review the steps to follow during an actual earthquake.
Kicking off NCSAM 2015
Identifying the importance of cybersecurity and raising awareness across our nation, President Obama designated October to be National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM).
S&T launches $100K Prize Competition to support future NBAF
“Think and Do Challenge" is a prize competition that seeks ideas to leverage NBAF resources in order to conduct research to protect the Nation’s animal agricultural industry and public health.
Responder News: Anti-IED Program Highlighted in New Video
Improvised explosive devices (IED) are an ongoing threat in the United States. Terrorists are continually adapting new bomb designs to thwart law enforcement.
DHS S&T Awards $14 Million for Cybersecurity Research
S&T today announced the award of eight contracts totaling $14 million for research on technologies to defend against Distributed Denial of Service Defenses attacks.
S&T Awards $2.7M to Colorado State Univ. for Cyber Security Research
DHS S&T awarded a contract to Colorado State University to create technology to defend against large and sophisticated Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks to work on NetBrane, a Software Defined DDoS Protection project.
Building Security into IoT
Due to the increase of real-time data and information sharing, Internet of Things (IOT) capabilities are revolutionizing the way we live and are reshaping our security landscape. S&T is making every effort to engage solution-makers to develop products that incorporate the IOT to help make our nation and communities safer and more resilient and make public safety sectors more effective.
X-ray Scanning Rover
From conflict zones to airports to sporting events, bombs pose dangers for innocent civilians as well as the bomb technicians who regularly risk their lives to investigate suspicious objects and render the devices safe. Technology solutions can help first responders to see hidden dangers.
To this end, the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s First Responders Group (FRG) is developing the X-Ray Scanning Rover (XSR) to be a responder’s eyes. It quickly and accurately scans packages and bags for leave-behind improvised explosive devices (LBIED) while keeping responders out of harm’s way.
S&T Hosts Demonstration Day for EMERGE
Throughout the day, EMERGE participants demonstrated their technology concepts and prototypes to members of the investor and industry liaison communities.
S&T Awards USC-ISI $1.8M for Cyber Security Research
DHS S&T awarded a contract to the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute to create technology to defend against large and sophisticated Distributed Denial of Service attacks.
S&T Awards Univ of Calif San Diego $1.3M for Cyber Security Research
DHS S&T today awarded a contract to the University of California San Diego (UCSD) to create technology to defend against large and sophisticated Distributed Denial of Service attacks.
Plum Island Crew Rescues Two from Sinking Vessel
I am excited to be able to recognize several members of our Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) team for their part in rescuing two lives.
DHS S&T Awards Portland Company $1.7M Contract for Cyber Security Research
DHS S&T awarded Galois, Inc. of Portland, Oregon a contract to create technology to defend against large and sophisticated Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.