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We often take for granted the simple act of walking into a store and buying the latest technology. First responders, on the other hand, can’t always upgrade their assets so easily.
News Release: DHS Announces $40M Funding Opportunity for Homeland Security Quantitative Analysis COE
DHS S&T today announced a $40M funding opportunity for an institution to lead a new DHS Center of Excellence (COE) for Homeland Security Quantitative Analysis. DHS S&T is additionally searching for potential partners to work with the lead institution in support of the Center’s activities.
News Release: NICS, A Communication Platform For First Responders, Now Available Worldwide
DHS S&T has announced the Next-Generation Incident Command System an information sharing tool for first responders, is now available worldwide.
News Release: DHS S&T Announces Next Accelerator Topic
DHS S&T announced the kickoff of EMERGE 2016: Wearable Technology, seeking the development of state of the art wearable technologies on the commercial market that can be modified for first responders.
Electronic Jamming: A Different Kind Of Exercise
As a former first responder, I can tell you that the communication equipment we use is our lifeline and, at times, our only safety net. It is how we connect to our fellow responders and it is how we stay protected at the scene of an incident.
News Release: DHS S&T Working to Combat Electronic Jamming
DHS S&T is working to combat electronic jamming of first responders’ radio communications systems by enhancing jamming prevention, detection and mitigation technologies.
Responder News: Smart Gun Technology Patents
In response to the President’s Memorandum on promoting Smart Gun Technology (SGT), the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Defense have outlined a requirements document for the procurement of Smart Gun Technology in the federal sector.
Snapshots: IMPACT is Advancing Cyber Security R&D
DHS S&T's Cyber Security Division (CSD) has created the Information Marketplace for Policy and Analysis of Cyber-risk & Trust (IMPACT), a publicly available electronic library to provide the industrial and academic research community access to infrastructure and event data.
Snapshot: IMPACT is Advancing Cyber Security R&D
DHS S&T Cyber Security Division (CSD) has created the Information Marketplace for Policy and Analysis of Cyber-risk & Trust (IMPACT), a publicly available electronic library to provide the industrial and academic research community access to infrastructure and event data.
Snapshots: DHS S&T, DARPA Co-Leading Development of Higher-Level Mobile Device Authentication Methods
The Defense Advance Research Project Agency (DARPA) Active Authentication Program and DHS S&TG Cyber Security Division (CSD) are collaborating actively to make enterprise-grade mobile security solutions commercially available to government agencies with high assurance needs as well as the broader community.