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Media Advisory: DHS S&T to Host Stakeholder Summit for First Responder Industry, August 9
On August 9, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will host an International Forum to Advance First Responder Innovation (IFAFRI) Stakeholder Summit.
Snapshot: Intergovernmental cooperation enhances comms, maritime awareness
Recent tests integrating commercial and government capabilities is making tactical communications between international and interagency law enforcement operators safer and more reliable.
DHS S&T to Highlight Global First Responder Tech Needs
The Stakeholder Summit will center around working and collaborating with the homeland security industrial base to provide critical information on high priority capability gaps in the global first responder market.
Snapshot: S&T Tests Face, Iris Systems at Biometric Tech Rally
Balancing speed and security at checkpoints, like airports, is essential to ensuring safe, reliable travel. Many of these checkpoints are increasingly using biometric technology to improve speed and reliability. While recent improvements in biometrics have lowered failure to match rates, many systems fail to quickly acquire biometric information in the first place.DHS S&T's first Biometric Technology Rally aimed to eliminate these obstacles by testing face and face/iris recognition systems.
Snapshot: Bomb Disarming with High- and Low-Tech Solutions
To ensure bomb techs are on the cutting edge of technology as they address evolving threats, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) created the Response and Defeat Operations Support (REDOPS) program. REDOPS connects the 466 bomb squads of varying sizes and budgets across the country with the tools and information they need to perform their duties better, faster and more safely.
News Release: S&T Awards British Columbia Startup $200K
DHS S&T announced a $200,000 award today to Plurilock Security Solutions, Inc. to develop an identity management (IdM) platform to improve the security capabilities of smart devices, sensors and other devices that connect and operate across the cybersphere.
Snapshot: S&T Supports Radiation Preparedness
RadResponder builds capabilities for state and local response and connects them with federal assets from FEMA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE).
News Release: DHS S&T Awards $104K to NYC Small Business to Develop Wayfinding Technology
DHS S&T announced today that Arup USA, Inc. of New York City was awarded $104,140 to develop wayfinding technology through SVIP.
A United Front for Hurricane Season
Hurricanes, in particular, brought great devastation to many communities last year and with the beginning of hurricane season on June 1, DHS Components as well as our state and local government partners stand ready to respond this season.
News Release: DHS to Engage Innovative SB in Pacific Northwest
Small businesses in the research and development domain will have the opportunity to engage with DHS SBIR program representatives beginning July 17th, as part of the third of four legs of a National Road Tour sponsored by the Small Business Administration.