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News Release: DHS S&T Assesses Mitigation Tactics against Jamming
Nearly 100 federal, state, and local public safety and private organizations gathered last week to test tactics and technologies to identify, locate and mitigate illegal jamming of communications systems, such as GPS, radio and wireless systems.
Snapshot: Netherlands-U.S. Cybersecurity R&D Partnership is Thriving
“Cybersecurity is a global sport!” That is the worldview Dr. Douglas Maughan takes when it comes to fighting cyber-threats.
News Release: DHS S&T Awards VTO Inc. $928K for Drone Forensics R&D
To increase law enforcement capabilities to identify, collect and analyze evidentiary data from consumer and professional drones, S&T has awarded a $928,541 research-and-development contract to VTO Inc. of Broomfield, Colorado.
News Release: DHS S&T Awards $749K to Evernym for Decentralized Key Management Research and Development
DHS S&T has awarded Salt Lake City-based startup Evernym a $749,000 Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) award to develop an easy-to-use, decentralized mechanism for managing public and private keys needed for the secure and scalable deployment of blockchain technologies.
Snapshot: Making Flood Forecasting Easier, Faster
Floods and tornadoes are the deadliest disasters in the world. In the United States alone, approximately 80 lives are lost every year due to flood related incidents. In addition to the loss of lives, the nation loses billions of dollars in property damage and spends billions on recovery and rebuilding efforts every year.
Snapshot: New Web-Based Tools to Help Food Companies Protect the Food Supply
Our economy, livelihood and wellbeing depend on food and its supply chains. Supply chains may break if a natural disaster destroys a crop in its primary production region, or if someone tampers with food to cause harm or raise profits. In such cases we need to find out quickly about these incidents and find alternative sources of food ingredients and supplies.
Snapshot: NBAF Think and Do Challenge Winner Develops Forward Looking Training Program
In May 2015, DHS S&T broke ground on the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) main laboratory space in Manhattan, Kansas. Scheduled to open in 2023, NBAF will feature advanced laboratory technologies that allow for catastrophic disease research on livestock.
S&T Joins the SBIR Midwest Road Tour
I’m excited to announce DHS S&T is participating in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Midwest Road Tour.
News Release: DHS S&T Awards $220K to University of Tulsa for Cybersecurity Research
DHS S&T awarded $220,209 to the University of Tulsa to study data production and usage by cybersecurity researchers, information that will help quantify the value of data-sharing and improve sharing incentives to address the interdependency of cyber-risk environments.
News Release: DHS S&T Licenses New Cybersecurity Tech to Atlanta Small Business
DHS S&T today announced that a network flow analysis technology that will help strengthen cybersecurity has transitioned to the marketplace through its participation in S&T’s Transition to Practice (TTP) program.
Snapshot: S&T develops five new powerful tools to combat FAD
DHS S&T recently filed five patent applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and provided the funding for research performed by collaborating federal scientists to file five additional patent applications to provide powerful new tools to combat Foreign Animal Diseases (FADs), specifically Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) and African Swine Fever.
News Release: DHS S&T Awards $206K to Carnegie Mellon University
DHS S&T has awarded Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh $206,062 to develop data and analysis platforms that cybersecurity researchers can use to understand and counter cyberattacks.
Innovative Cyber Solutions on Display at Next Week’s R&D Showcase
The R&D Showcase and Technical Workshop is the federal government’s largest cybersecurity R&D conference and a must-attend cybersecurity event.
News Release: DHS S&T Awards $200K to Wash. Startup for Cyber Defense
DHS S&T awarded $200,000 to Veramine, Inc. of Bothell, Washington, to harden the cyber-defenses of financial institutions.
Snapshot: Large-Scale Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device Testing
S&T’s Homemade Explosives (HME) program conducts Large-Scale VBIED testing to mitigate the threat posed by massive car bombs and to ensure such attacks do not occur in the U.S.
Snapshot: New Virtual Training Prepares First Responders for Active Shooter Incidents
Amid the chaos of an active shooter event, preparedness is key to a seamless, swift and effective response—and a new video game funded by DHS S&T and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory just might do the trick.
Empowering Rural Responders
It is the mission of S&T’s Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) Apex Program to help address the varied challenges that responders see in different settings.
Virtual Training for Active Shooter Incidents Now Available to First Responders
First responders of all disciplines will now be able to train together for active shooter and other critical incidents thanks to a new virtual training platform made available by the DHS S&T and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
Media Advisory: DHS S&T to Demonstrate New Virtual Training
The DHS S&T will host a media-only, online demonstration of the new Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (EDGE) virtual training platform on June 28 via YouTube live stream.
Snapshot: A Simple Solution to Protect Critical Infrastructure
DHS S&T has a solution to protect subway systems from threats in the form of a giant inflatable plug that will seal off subway tunnels and stop water from flowing throughout the subway system into stations and other subway lines.
Building Resilience Capacity during Hurricane Season
As part of our two part blog series on hurricanes, today’s blog will discuss community resilience capacity—how we position the entire community to be part of recovery solutions.
News Release: New Foot-and-Mouth Rapid Diagnostic kit licensed
DHS S&T announced today the licensing of a rapid-response (three-hour) Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) diagnostic kit by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB).
News Release: DHS COE announces research funding opportunity
A new funding opportunity focused on research related to border security, trade and immigration announced; selected proposals will be awarded in amounts up to $350,000 for a performance period of 24 months.
Snapshot: Rapid DNA technology makes verifying relationships easier, faster
Rapid DNA technology developed by DHS S&T has recently been used to identify simulated “victims” in several mass casualty exercises across the nation.
S&T Tech Uses DNA to Uphold Laws, Reunite Families
Developed by our CDS group in conjunction with DOD and the DOJ, Rapid DNA takes the place of multimillion dollar laboratories, with a standalone, fully integrated and automated desktop system about the size of a laser printer.