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Snapshot: DHS S&T's Predictive Analysis Tools Illustrate Model Behavior
Predictive analysis — a tool that can be used to figure out the best way to get through an airport quicker, or how to keep you safe driving across bridges and through tunnels, or how to ascertain the true impact of a natural disaster —, serves as the backbone for many of S&T-developed technologies.
Responder News: Biometrics Report Highlights Technological Strides Made Law Enforcement
Face In Video Evaluation (FIVE) program report is an independent analysis of face detection and recognition technology that will help law enforcement in choosing the right algorithm for their specific purposes. This facial recognition technology can aide law enforcement in a variety of capacities.
Honoring Women’s History Month
S&T is particularly thankful to female pioneers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, whose efforts laid the groundwork for the work we do today.
Snapshot: DHS-Developed Software Powers Humanitarian Project
Software originally developed at DHS' National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center to sequence DNA for biodefense is now being used by Microsoft to sequence mosquito DNA in the fight against disease.
News Release: S&T Awards Applied Visions, Inc. $16.3M for Threat Management Tool
DHS S&T awarded Applied Visions, Inc. of Northport, New York a $16,339,743 contract to develop a Unified Threat Management (UTM) system that will help software developers better analyze code for cyber vulnerabilities.
News Release: DHS S&T Invites Counter UAS Developers to Submit Tech for Assessment
A Request for Information – Participation (RFIP) was released for the 2017 Technical Assessment of Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Technologies in Cities (TACTIC) program.
News Release: S&T Awards ITHACA, N.Y., Company $8M
DHS S&T has awarded a $8,000,031 contract to Ithaca, New York-based GrammaTech, Inc. to develop a repeatable methodology for testing, evaluating and modernizing open-source static analysis tools used by developers to detect potential vulnerabilities in new software systems.
Partner with S&T to Help Those Who Protect and Serve our Communities
As DHS’s research and development arm, S&T oversees a variety of programs designed to improve safety and operational effectiveness of first responders and other members of the Homeland Security Enterprise from the federal level all the way down to the tribal and regional levels.
News Release: S&T Awards Palo Alto Company Nearly $8M
S&T has awarded a $7.86 million contract to Kestrel Technology, LLC of Palo Alto, Calif. to expand the coverage capabilities of static analysis tools used to detect potential vulnerabilities in new software systems and increase developer confidence in those tools.
News Release: DHS S&T to Hold Pre-Solicitation Industry Day
DHS S&T First Responders Group invites members of the private sector, academia, laboratories, and the innovation community to attend an industry day on Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Washington, DC.
Media Release: DHS S&T Welcomes First Canadian Exchange Officer
DHS S&T welcomed its first Canadian Exchange Officer today as part of a partnership with Defence Research and Development Canada’s Centre for Security Science (DRDC CSS).
News Release: S&T Awards $197K to Atlanta Company for IoT Systems Security
DHS S&T today awarded $196,760 to Bastille Networks, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, to advance Internet of Things (IoT) wireless protocols.
Achieving Success Together
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is instrumental in developing programs for multiple DHS components and first responders through collaborative technology.
Honoring African American History Month
This relationship with schools such as Howard University, Tuskegee University, and Bowie State University is an important piece of the homeland security puzzle that enables students to participate in building capabilities for homeland security research, and allows us to prepare young, gifted minds to enter the workforce.
News Release: S&T Awards Nearly $1M to Five Start-Ups for Phase 2 R&D
Today, DHS S&T announced a total of $999,780 in awards to five companies advancing to Phase 2 of the Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP).
News Release: S&T Awards $200K to Coppell, Texas Company for IoT Systems Security
Today, DHS S&T awarded $200,000 to QED Secure Solutions LLC, of Coppell, Texas.
Snapshot: Turning Back DDoS Attacks
Cyberspace is always changing, and the work to prevent DDoS attacks and other threats from malicious actors will never stop. CSD’s DDoSD is just one of the ways S&T is working with our partners to help keep cyberspace safe and secure.
Snapshot: NBAF Observes Kansas Emergency Response to Inform Future Planning
The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) program participated in an animal disease emergency response exercise led by the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA).
DHS S&T invites GPS equipment manufacturers to test devices for critical infrastructure
DHS S&T announced today an opportunity for manufacturers of Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment used in critical infrastructure to test their products against GPS jamming and spoofing.
Tackling Global Sec Issues Through International Cooperation
Recently, I had the pleasure sitting down with my counterpart from the United Kingdom Home Office, Chief Scientific Advisor Professor Bernard Silverman.
News Release: First Bluetooth capability for virtual devices
Under the S&T Cyber Security Division’s (CSD) Mobile Device Security R&D project, Hypori expanded the VMI suite to develop Bluetooth access control for use with any mobile device.
Responder News: P25 Compliance - What should it mean to you?
Interoperability (In-ter-op-er-a-bil-i-ty): the ability of equipment or groups to operate in conjunction with one another. Understanding what it means is easy enough, but achieving interoperability has long been a problem in the emergency response arena. And yet, it’s of critical importance that responders, called to both day-to-day and large-scale incidents, communicate with each other regardless of the make or model of equipment, such as radios.
Dr. Robert Griffin is Honored to Serve as the DHS Acting Under Secretary for Science and Technology
I’m honored to have the opportunity to serve as the DHS Acting Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and I’d like to affirm my commitment to ensuring the organization continues pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
SAVER Program Reports Now Available for Download
DHS S&T announced today that reports produced by SAVER Program are now available for download on the S&T website, as a one-stop-shop for resources to help responders make better purchasing decisions.
Media Advisory: DHS S&T to Demonstrate Cyber Technologies at RSA 2017
DHS S&T will exhibit and demonstrate 12 mature cyber security technology solutions ready for pilot deployment and commercialization at RSA 2017 cybersecurity conference, February 14-16, in San Francisco.