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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.
DHS S&T Assesses Technology in Operational Experimentation Program
Recently, DHS S&T collaborated with the U.S. Army to assess the operational effectiveness of 25 technologies through practical application.
Responder News: SAVER Helping Responders Balance Technology
Guest post from Brian Warner, Program Manager for the System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) program for the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) First Responders Group (FRG).
Silicon Valley Office Update
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).
S&T Awards $200K for Internet of Things Systems Security
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today awarded $200,000 to Pulzze Systems, Inc., to advance detection capability and security monitoring of networked systems, collectively known as the Internet of Things.