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News Release: S&T Seeks Partners for First Responder Technology R&D
DHS S&T's new Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicitation (BAA 18-02 Call 0001) will remain open until May 1, 2019.
Snapshot: New 3D Mapping Tool Makes Virtual 3D Crime Scenes
DHS S&T has teamed up with the Israeli Police to invest in a new tool. The tool, called 3D-Hawk, can turn a crash or crime scene into an interactive 3D model within minutes, based on high-definition (HD) video footage.
News Release: S&T Awards Auburn U $565K to Improve K9 Explosive Detection
DHS S&T has awarded $564,988 in funding to Auburn University for two research and development (R&D) projects designed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of canines trained to detect explosives.
Snapshot: 5 Things You Don’t Know about S&T’s EDGE
DHS S&T Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (EDGE) virtual training platform provides a safe, immersive environment where first responders, and now educators, can hone their skills and prepare for a multitude of incident responses.
News Release: S&T Awards $5.9M to Expand Critical Infrastructure Protection Platform
DHS S&T has awarded a total of $5,900,000 to the Norwich University Applied Research Institutes to expand the Distributed Environment for Critical Infrastructure Decision-Making Exercises (DECIDE) cyber-training platform.
Snapshot: New Best Practices Guide to Commercial Building Security Under SAFETY Act Now Available
DHS S&T OSAI in partnership with the National Institute of Building Sciences developed a set of best practices and a new online tool, Best Practices for Anti-Terrorism Security (BPATS), for building owners to evaluate their operations end-to-end before applying for SAFETY Act protections.
News Release: Nielsen to Keynote Cybersecurity Showcase
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen will speak March 19th at the 2019 S&T Cybersecurity and Innovation Showcase hosted by the DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T).
Snapshot: S&T Testing Smart Sensor to Enhance Emergency Communications
DHS S&T, in conjunction with NASA JPL, is researching approaches to bring the possibilities of IoT to emergency communications for first responders today.
Media Advisory: S&T to Hold Cybersecurity and Innovation Showcase
The 2019 S&T Cybersecurity and Innovation Showcase, one of DHS S&T's flagship events, will be held March 18 - 20 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.
S&T Announces New International Call for Proposals
Every day, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) actively works to protect the American people from a range of threats, threats that many nations around the world also face.
News Release: DHS Extends Public Comment Deadline for P25 CAP CAB
The deadline for submitting comments on the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program draft Compliance Assessment Bulletin has been extended to March 31.
News Release: DHS S&T Showcases Tech Advances at IWCE 2019
DHS S&T is showcasing technology advances, program impacts, investments, and emergency communications solutions at this year’s International Wireless Communications Expo.
News Release: S&T and Israeli Partners Announce Call for Proposals
The Israel – U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation is seeking proposals for collaborative projects to develop advanced technologies for the homeland security mission.
Snapshot: S&T looks to increase air cargo screening efficiency
Air Cargo skids and pallets take up a large amount of space on every commercial passenger flight. Federal law requires this cargo be screened at the same level as checked baggage.
S&T and Partners Launch Global Opioid Detection
We are working with our interagency and international partners to stop the flow of illicit opioids across our borders and make our communities safer.
News Release: $1.55M Multi-Agency Opioid Challenge Launched
Today, the Opioid Detection Challenge, a $1.55 million USD global prize competition, was launched by the DHS S&T, in collaboration with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
News Release: Deadline Extended to Submit Technology
The deadline for submitting first responder technologies for assessment in the Next Generation First Responder – Birmingham Shaken Fury Operational Experimentation has been extended to March 8th.
Snapshot: S&T, SpaceX Launch Polar Scout Satellites
DHS S&T launched two miniature cube-shaped satellites (CubeSats) into space on December 3, 2018, via the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Three Chances to Connect with S&T in March
March brings three opportunities for innovators, partners and stakeholders to connect with DHS S&T.
Snapshot: S&T Robot Test Standards Adopted for Fukushima Cleanup
DHS S&T and the National Institute of Standards and Technology developed standard test methods for robots, which the Japanese government is now beginning to apply directly to their Fukushima cleanup efforts.
News Release: DHS Releases P25 CAB for 30 Day Public Comment
DHS S&T announced the release of a Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program draft Compliance Assessment Bulletin for review and comment.
Snapshot: Working with NASA to Secure Drone Traffic
NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and industry have partnered to develop a capability to manage national airspace drone traffic in the future, called the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) infrastructure, rolling out in phases over time.
News Release: DHS Awards Florida Company $199K for Canine Wearables
DHS S&T has awarded $199,540 to Orlando, Florida-based HaloLights, LLC to begin prototype testing of canine wearable technology.
News Release: DHS S&T Calls for Technology Submissions for Integrated First Responder Experiment in Birmingham
Today, S&T released a Request for Information (RFI) for participation in the Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) – Birmingham Shaken Fury Operational Experimentation (OpEx) scheduled for the week of August 5, 2019, in Birmingham, Alabama.
Maintaining Our Commitment to Combatting Human Trafficking
January was National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and while the month has past, I want to take a moment to reaffirm our dedication to protecting victims of human trafficking and bringing their perpetrators to justice.