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Snapshot: Eye Tracking Technology Enhances Imposter Detection Training
S&T collaborated with United States Border Protection (USBP) and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to develop imposter detection training. USBP must verify the identity of the almost one million visitors entering the United States every day.
News Release: CBP DHS ST Award San Diego Start Up $152K
DHS S&T announced today a $152,512 award to Planck Aerosystems Inc., to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS).
News Release: CBP Partners with ST & Columbus Start Up
DHS S&T announced today a $199,814.31 award to Asymmetric Technologies, LLC, to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) security.
Register Now for the 2017 Cyber Security R&D Showcase and Technical Workshop
Register Now for the 2017 Cyber Security R&D Showcase and Technical Workshop!
Responder News: National Professional Development Summit Seeking Fire-EMS Personnel
April 19, 2017 - Active fire and emergency services personnel are invited to register for the National Professional Development Summit scheduled for June 14-17, 2017 at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Attendance is free.
Reducing the Costs of Our Nation’s Most Expensive Disasters
FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) works to reduce the cost of flooding for property owners by providing affordable insurance.
Responder Spotlight: Randall T. Sterett
Meet Bomb Technician and First Responder Resource Group (FRRG) member Randall T. Sterett, a 30-year veteran of Orange County (CA) Sheriff’s Department.
Snapshot: Stopping Attacks That Disrupt Voice Communications
The DHS S&T is working to make sure telephony denial of service attacks cannot disrupt critical phone systems.
Celebrating 38 Years of FEMA
Last week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) celebrated its 38th birthday.
Snapshot: S&T’s Arctic Domain Awareness Center Supports USCG Capabilities
We are creating robotic systems that are small, mobile, connected, and enduring, making them a perfect match for the remote Arctic.
Responder News: Mutual Aid Resource Planning Tool Improves Community Preparedness
To help communities plan for, and better mitigate, the challenges that arise in a local emergency, a new tool for emergency managers has been developed to streamline the mutual aid planning and request process.
News Release: DHS S&T Opens New Explosives Detection Lab
DHS S&T officially opened a new Test & Evaluation Laboratory building at the Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) that expands TSL’s reinforced laboratory space for conducting tests of explosives detection systems.
SAVER Saves Responders Time and Money
We have published more than 1,000 SAVER reports for first responders, providing impartial, practitioner relevant, operationally oriented assessments and validations of emergency response equipment.
New Orleans Flood Experiment
Flood-related disasters present significant risks to life and property across our nation.
News Release: CBP and S&T Award $200K to San Mateo Start-up
DHS S&T announced today a $200K award to CryptoMove to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) security.
News Release: ST and CBP to Test New K9 Tech
DHS S&T announced today a $198K award to PetPace LLC to assess their product’s ability to provide real-time health monitoring of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s canines.
News Release: CBP and S&T Enlist Startup to Enhance Screening
DHS S&T announced today a $179,800 award to Kiana Analytics, Inc. to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) passenger screening technology.
News Release: Encryption Requirements to Change P25 CAP Approved Equipment List
DHS today announced a change in the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (P25 CAP) listing of grant-eligible radio equipment for first responders.
Snapshot: NUSTL OpEx
Recently, FRG’s National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) hosted an Urban Operational Experimentation (OpEx) to find answers to these types of questions.
Partners in Securing Our Borders
At S&T, our 10 Centers of Excellence (COEs) often help us in solving important homeland security issues—from explosives detection to food supply chain defense.
Snapshot: S&T and Sweden Celebrate 10 Year Anniversary
DHS S&T recently celebrated 10 years of partnership with the government of Sweden at the “Safe and Sound” kickoff event, hosted by the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, D.C.
New Training System Improves Airport Screening Efficiency
Among the many tasks assigned to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Transportation Security Officers (TSOs), they must screen every bag boarding commercial aircraft within the United States.
Securing Critical Infrastructure in the 21st Century
At the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), we recognize the security landscape is changing.
News Release: DHS Announces $35M Funding Opportunity for new COE
Accredited United States colleges and universities may submit proposals as the Center lead or as an individual partner to work with the lead institution in support of the Center’s activities.
Snapshot: Helping Houston’s Public Safety Agencies Bring Their ‘A’ Game to the Super Bowl
With more than a million people in attendance at this year’s Super Bowl, quick and seamless communication was vital to the many public safety and responder organizations involved.