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Science is for Everyone
I wholeheartedly agree with the President when he said in a recent interview with Popular Science that, “when young people are excited about science, technology, engineering, and math, that’s not just good for them. That’s good for America.”
Spotlight Shannon Buhl
First responders, such as the Cherokee Nation’s Marshal Shannon Buhl, in tribal jurisdictions face many challenges on a daily basis. Marshal Buhl explained what it’s like being a tribal responder in a remote area.
Draft Environ Assessment on Proposed Airflow Study Released
DHS S&T today released for public comment a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) and proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the use of non-toxic, inert, odorless gas and particle tracers for experiments in portions of the New York City subway system.
Responder News: US Canada CAUSE IV Experiment Interoperability LTE Technology
Emergencies don’t follow rules - they can happen anywhere, anytime. Since the Canada-U.S. border is the longest international border in the world, cooperation between allied emergency response agencies can be particularly challenging.
Responder News: DHS Announces New Funding Opportunities
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the release of fiscal year 2016 Notices of Funding Opportunity for 10 DHS preparedness grant programs totaling more than $1.6 billion.
Responder News: NGFR 2015
Guest post by John Merrill, Office for Interoperability and Compatibility Director and Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) Apex Program Director within the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate's First Responders Group.
DHS S&T & Israeli Ministry of Public Security to Award Funding for NextGen First Responder Technologies
Applications are now being accepted through March 9, 2016 for the NextGen First Responder Technologies solicitation, an opportunity for joint-funding by DHS S&T and their partners in the Israeli Ministry of Public Security.
S&T Awards $1.1M to Md Company
DHS S&T awards $1.1 million to GovReady PBC, based in Silver Spring, Md., to provide tools that improve accessibility for small to mid-size companies interested in developing software and IT systems for the federal market.
An Update on the International Forum to Advance First Responder Innovation
Earlier this year I shared news of two important initiatives, the opening of the DHS Silicon Valley Office (SVO) and the release of the first call focused on Securing the Internet of Things (IoT).
DHS S&T Awards Yale University $1.7M For Data Privacy Research
DHS S&T awarded $1.7 million to Yale University for the development of technology that can help protect the identity and location of individuals against malicious tracking and surveillance.