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Snapshot: Bringing 21st Century Biometric Solutions to Our Nation’s Airports
S&T evaluates biometric collection technologies, algorithm evaluations, and conducting experiments to identify processes and technology to accurately and efficiently track the entry and exit of the traveling public.
News Release: DHS Announces FY18 Small Business Innovation Research Topics
DHS announced the topics for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 18.1 Pre-Solicitation.
Snapshot: S&T’s Dam Simulation Program Saves Lives and Saves Taxpayers Nearly $50M
Already, 35 states and various federal agencies are using the DSS-WISE™ Lite capability free of charge. Since its release in November 8, 2016 through the end of November, 2017, the system handled 3,115 dam-break flood simulations for 876 dams.
News Release: DHS S&T Announces Licensing of Infrastructure Security Technology from Transition to Practice Program
DHS S&T today announced the commercialization of another Transition to Practice (TTP) program technology—the sixth marketplace transition in the last six months.
News Release: S&T Receives Four Platinum ‘ASTOR’ Awards from American Security Today
DHS S&T research and development projects received top ASTOR Homeland Security Awards from American Security Today in a ceremony November 16, at the ISC East Security Conference in New York City.
Critical Infrastructure, Partnering for Success
This November, we’ve covered a variety of areas where S&T supports critical infrastructure sectors.
Snapshot: Recent Field Tests Highlight Collaborations for Bomb Squad Response
Every day, state and local bomb squads place themselves in harm’s way in order to shield citizens and property from potential catastrophe.
Snapshot: The HME Characterization Program: Keeping Americans Safe
S&T’s HME Program has taken a leading role in several rapid responses regarding intelligence about terror plots and in the aftermath of successful terror attacks.
S&T Launches Hidden Signals Challenge to Uncover Emerging Biothreats
S&T recently launched the Hidden Signals Challenge, a prize competition calling upon data innovators to develop concepts for novel uses of existing data that will identify signals and achieve timelier alerts for biothreats in our cities and communities.
Responder News: DHS S&T Laboratory Celebrates 70+ Years of Service
The National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) celebrates its 70th anniversary of service to the nation this month.
Snapshot: ATAK increases situational awareness, communication
ATAK is one of those “game-changers that dramatically alters the user’s understanding of the action in any given area of operation.
Snapshot: Can Open Data Provide Real-time Insights to Improve Response to Biothreats?
In October, S&T launched the Hidden Signals Challenge, a prize competition calling upon data innovators— from data science, to civic tech, to epidemiology— to develop concepts for novel uses of existing data that would identify signals and achieve timelier alerts for biothreats in our cities and communities.
Critical Infrastructure Emergency Services
In the Emergency Services sector, S&T supports the first responders and emergency managers who are the first line of defense within our communities -- we help to protect our protectors.
Snapshot: S&T helps first responders mitigate potential jamming
DHS S&T hosted a week-long 2017 First Responder Electronic Jamming Exercise (JamX 17) at Idaho National Lab where nearly 100 federal, state, and local public safety and private organizations gathered to test tactics and technologies.
Snapshot: S&T Reveals a Determined Cyber-posture for National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Throughout October 2017, DHS S&T’s Cyber Security Division (CSD) promoted its role in mobilizing cybersecurity innovation as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM).
News Release: S&T Awards $6.8 Million for Five R&D Projects
DHS S&T has awarded funding to four research and development (R&D) projects that will improve the threat detection capabilities of current X-ray technologies for passenger X-ray baggage systems.
News Release: DHS S&T Announces Biometric Technology Rallies
Evaluation research is used to assess the people, processes, tactics, techniques, procedures and policies necessary for implementing systems. It quantifies how effective the design of a system is as well as how the system performs in comparison to its goals and objectives.
Helping Secure the Nation’s Transportation Systems
As we head into the second week of Critical Infrastructure Month, I’d like to highlight some of the ways the DHS S&T supports efforts to improve security and resilience of our nation’s transportation systems.
Snapshot: DHS S&T partners with NFL, MLB and NBA for increased security
The SAFETY Act incentivizes private sector investment in protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure and the public by providing liability risk mitigation and litigation tools for claims that stem from or relate to an act of terrorism where a SAFETY Act covered technology (called a qualified anti-terrorism technology) is used.
Media Advisory: DHS to host Regional Explosives Detection Dog Initiative Training
DHS Science and Technology Directorate will host Regional Explosives Detection Dog Initiative (REDDI) training at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC on November 15, 2017.
Press Release: New Turnout Ensemble Aims to Reduce Firefighter Cancer Risk
A new suite of personal protective equipment (PPE) may provide additional protection for firefighters from exposure to carcinogenic vapors and particulate matter at incident sites.
Helping Secure the Nation’s Commercial Facilities
November is Critical Infrastructure Month, and each week, S&T is highlighting our work in a specific sector.
Media Advisory: U.S.-Canada to Test Cross-border Communication for Disaster Response
Emergency management officials and first responder agencies on both sides of the border between the United States and Canada will work together for an experiment in disaster response.
News Release: NY first responders train for critical incident response
New York City emergency responders conducted a critical incident training exercise early Sunday morning at Grand Central Terminal, and tested out some new technologies provided by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T).
Snapshot: National Conversation on Homeland Security Technology: Commercial Flood Insurance Roundtable
DHS S&T National Conversation on Homeland Security Technology is focused on gathering stakeholder insights to identify flood risk and insurance information, along with tools to build more resilient communities.