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News Release: DHS Road Tour to Engage Small Businesses
Small businesses in the research and development domain will have the opportunity to engage with DHS SBIR program representatives beginning June 18th, as part of the second of four legs of a National Road Tour sponsored by the Small Business Administration.
News Release: S&T Launches Modernized LRBAA
DHS S&T today issued a standing, open invitation to the scientific and technical communities to propose novel ideas to help address DHS’s most significant priorities.
Snapshot: DHS Accelerates Data Solutions to Uncover Biothreats
Biothreats — harmful pathogens that are either naturally or deliberately released — pose a risk to national security and public health, and identifying new detection methods is a top priority for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T).
Snapshot: As DHS Secretary Nielsen Maps New Cybersecurity Strategy, S&T Lends R&D Support
S&T is conducting several R&D project that support the newly-introduced strategy.
News Release: S&T Announces Four SBIR Awards to Secure Mobile Device Firmware
Four small technology firms were awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts by DHS S&T to create solutions that will automate analysis of mobile technology firmware at scale and identify vulnerabilities and prepositioned cyber-threats.
News Release: S&T Announces Winners in $300K Biothreat Prize Competition
Today, DHS S&T announced the grand prize winner of its $300,000 Hidden Signal Challenge.
News Release: DHS Awards Nearly $3 Million to SBIR
The DHS Science and Technology Directorate Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program today announced a total of $2.94 million in 20 competitive research contracts for 19 small businesses located across 10 states.
News Release: DHS S&T Transitions 20th Cybersecurity Technology through its Transition to Practice Program
DHS S&T today announced the commercialization of the 20th technology through its Transition to Practice (TTP) Program since the program launched in 2013.
Snapshot: Videoconferencing in Full Protective Gear from Labs
When working in full protective gear in biocontainment laboratories, biological ‘space suits’ and all, scientists may need to discuss important topics or perform demonstrations remotely in real time.
S&T Leading Blockchain Solution R&D for DHS Components
Blockchain is unquestionably the hottest technology being developed today in the private and government sectors.
News Release: DHS S&T Partners with Local Communities to Improve Flood Resiliency
DHS S&T is working with local communities to improve resilience to flood disasters. S&T announced today its latest community partnership with Howard County, Maryland and the National Weather Service (NWS).
Responder News: SAVER: A Responder Resource for Technology Info
Responder News -- When it comes to tools and technology first responders need to do their jobs, they want to know “What equipment is available?” “How does it perform?” SAVER’s reports help first responders answer these questions. The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) established the System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) Program to assist emergency responders making procurement decisions.
Snapshot: S&T’s Prepaid Card Reader’s Upgrades Make it Faster and Cheaper
Using the ERAD Prepaid Card Reader, law enforcement officials can swipe cards and put a temporary hold on the funds until a full investigation may be completed. The upgrade will allow even more agencies to take advantage of the technology.
National Police Week
Men and women in uniform put their lives at risk every day. This week, National Police Week, we thank them for their service and recognize the sacrifice of fallen officers.
Snapshot: DHS, DOT Partner on Government Vehicle Telematics
When the managers of federal vehicle fleets were charged with implementing telematics systems for all their vehicles, the DHS S&T and the Department of Transportation’s Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) teamed up to help.
Snapshot: C-UAS in Urban Environments
Given their rapid technology advancement and proliferation, the public safety and homeland security communities must address the fact that drones can be used nefariously or maliciously to hurt people, disrupt activities and damage infrastructure.
News Release: S&T Selects Boise Startup to Develop Smart sUAS
DHS S&T today announced a $199,977 award to Intelleuron, LLC to design, develop and test intelligent reconnaissance technology for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission.
News Release: DHS S&T, TSA Announce New Innovation Solicitation
DHS S&T and TSA are seeking innovative solutions from startups to enhance security screening, through a new solicitation under S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) “Object Recognition and Adaptive Algorithms in Passenger Property Screening.”
Snapshot: S&T Conducts T&E of USCG's National Security Cutter
Since December 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has participated with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in several tests and evaluations of two National Security Cutters, USCGC Hamilton and USCGC James, to independently confirm that operational capability is delivered to the Coast Guard fleet.
Coast Guard Develops and Tests Environmentally-Friendly Buoy Moorings
S&T found a potential solution to the problem in a simple, but effective, buoy mooring system. Instead of a concrete sinker, Cole Keaoulu Santos, an innovator from Hawaii, proposed a narrow screw anchor; instead of a heavy metal chain, he suggested an elastic rope to prevent scraping of the ocean floor.
News Release: DHS S&T Awards First Phase 4 Award for IOT Security
DHS S&T announced today Ionic Security, Inc., based in Atlanta, Georgia, is the first company to successfully complete prototype testing and move to the pilot deployment phase as part of SVIP.
Snapshot: Testing and Training with Drones
DHS S&T is preparing to integrate drones in DHS’ and other federal agencies’ missions by providing accessible demonstration sites for land- and maritime-based operations.
Media Advisory: S&T, TSA to Host Joint Homeland Security Industry Day for Start-Ups
Technology start-ups will learn about opportunities to collaborate with DHS S&T and TSA at a joint Homeland Security Industry Day on May 4th in Menlo Park, California.
Snapshot: S&T Enhancing DHS-Wide Operational Analytics
The USSS is working with S&T to become one of the earliest adopters of SoSOA to enable their executives through a stronger basis for decision-making.
Snapshot: How Coastal Surveillance Could Benefit from Enterprise Information Sharing
Today, the Integrated Maritime Domain Enterprise - Coastal Surveillance System (IMDE-CSS) has evolved well beyond the initial information-gathering requirement into an information-sharing capability.