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Snapshot: New app provides responders fastest, safest path to scenes
QuickRoute uses GPS and routing data to provide turn-by-turn directions, and it features an alerting mechanism to warn responders of hazards along the route, such as a flooded road, an accident, or downed power lines.
Facing the Inevitable Storm
Over the years, S&T has developed a host of tools in preparation for the Atlantic hurricane season; the 2019 season officially began June 1.
News Release: S&T, FEMA & States to do Emergency Preparedness Exercise
On June 3-7, DHS S&T will participate in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Shaken Fury 2019 exercise
Snapshot: Respiration Protection Field Assistant
First responders need a lighter, more comfortable SCBAs system that didn't require their tanks to refilled as frequently. S&T funded the development of a stackable, modular-filter system that removes tiny particles in the air.
News Release: Smart Cities Initiative Headed for Commercialization
Eight technology developers are readying Smart Cities prototype technologies for the commercial marketplace in Phase Two of the DHS S&T Smart Cities Internet of Things Innovation (SCITI) Labs program.
Snapshot: Small Device Alerts Responders to Thermal Changes
Burn Saver is a device S&T developed to give first responders an early warning when they are in a thermal environment that may cause extreme damage to their personal protective equipment.
Solving the Preparedness Puzzle
DHS S&T is focused on ensuring we are all ready for whatever comes our way and that our communities are able to remain resilient in the aftermath.
Snapshot: Vulnerability Reduction Scorecard helps cities
This planning tool enables communities to effectively reduce their vulnerabilities to hazards across their network of plans – including transportation, parks, economic development, hazard mitigation, emergency management and comprehensive land use
How 3 Days in Calif will Inform Years of S&T First Responder R&D
Every spring, S&T holds a meeting of first responder minds to gain critical stakeholder input that will serve as a roadmap for R&D efforts for years to come.
Media Advisory: CISA, S&T to Present New R&D Funding Project
CISA and S&T will present a new R&D funding project focused on mobile network infrastructure during an Industry Day event on May 16 in Washington, D.C.
Snapshot: New Video Highlights One of S&T’s Most Successful Technologies for Law Enforcement
The ERAD Prepaid Card Reader is currently being used by state and local law enforcement in 48 states, by federal law enforcement agencies, and by international law enforcement agencies.
S&T Provides Solutions for Requirements
First responders can easily be overwhelmed by the growing volume of data from next generation tools and sensors. S&T alongside NASA JPL developed the AUDREY to tackle this problem.
Media Advisory: DHS S&T to Host Cutting-Edge Biometric Tech Demonstration
DHS S&T will host a demonstration of cutting-edge biometric technologies on Thursday, May 16 at the Maryland Test Facility in Upper Marlboro, Md.
News Release: 9 Small Businesses Awarded $10M to Advance Homeland Security Research Projects
DHS S&T has awarded $10 million across nine small businesses for ten Phase II contracts through the DHS Small Business Innovation Research program.
Snapshot: S&T’s Immersive Imaging System Provides High-Resolution Images & 360-degree Coverage
S&T’s Immersive Imaging System was recognized at the recent annual R&D 100 Conference among the 100 most exceptional innovations in science and technology from 2018.
News Release: S&T Awards $1.6M to Improve X-ray Scanning Capabilities
DHS S&T has awarded $1,656,206.00 to Halo X-ray Technologies Ltd (HXT) in Nottingham, UK, to develop and implement an automatic threat resolution system for use with X-ray imaging of carry-on and checked baggage.
Snapshot: S&T’s Rapid DNA Technology Identified Victims of California Wildfire
Funded in part by DHS S&T, Rapid DNA technology, positively identified 85 percent of the victims in the aftermath of the Camp Fire wildfire.
News Release: DHS Seeks Proposals to Secure Mobile Network Infrastructure for Government Communications
CISA and S&T are seeking development of new standards to improve the security and resilience of critical mobile communications networks through a new BAA Solicitation 70RSAT19RB00000001.
News Release: DHS Selects 2019 Summer Research Teams
DHS S&T announced today the selection of nine teams from different Minority Serving Institutions across the United States to participate in the 2019 Summer Research Team (SRT) program.
Snapshot: S&T's HURREVAC Assists Hurricane Emergency Managers Response
DHS S&T's Web-based HURREVAC platform integrates forecast and planning data to provide emergency managers with decision support tools for use in advance of and during tropical weather.
Snapshot: S&T Taps Open Innovation to Identify New Tools to Combat the Opioid Crisis
DHS S&T is prioritizing swift interventions to help address the opioid crisis, and using open innovation to expediently source new tools to counter the supply side of the crisis.
News Release: S&T Awards $1.5M to Zeteo Tech to Develop and Test Real-Time Biological Threat
DHS S&T has awarded $1.5 million to Zeteo Tech to develop and test a new sensor technology prototype that combines trigger and detector functions and will enable real-time detection of aerosolized biological threat agents including bacteria, viruses, and toxins.
News Release: S&T Awards $2.9M to ENSCO, Inc. for Integrated Sensor System Development
DHS S&T today announced a new 18-month, $2.9 million contract award to ENSCO, Inc. for continued work on SenseNet, an effort to develop a low-cost integrated sensor system that can detect biological health hazards in buildings and other high-occupancy indoor facilities.
Snapshot: Innovative S&T Developed Training Transitioned to Border Patrol
DHS S&T worked with United States Border Patrol and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers to research and develop training content and methods to enable agents to leverage knowledge, skills, and abilities of the expert trackers in their workforces.
Snapshot: S&T Intensifies Work on African Swine Fever Vaccine and Diagnostics
S&T intensified vaccine research efforts in collaboration with the USDA in Nov. 2018. The African Swine Fever Task Force was born, based out of S&T’s Plum Island Animal Disease Center.