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Responder News: Wildland Firefighter PPE Provides Advantages for Fighting Outdoor Heat
DHS S&T recognizes the struggle for wildland firefighters as they try to achieve a balance of personal protective clothing and heat safety.
Calling All Startups
If you are a startup with a technology that could be adapted for firefighters, law enforcement or emergency medical technicians, I have an ask and an opportunity for you.
News Release: DHS S&T Awards $1.3 Million to Small Businesses for Cyber Security Research and Development
DHS S&T has awarded $1.3 million to 13 small businesses for the development of new cyber security technology.
News Release: S&T Awards Applied Research Associates, Inc. $649K to Enhance FR Roadway Safety
DHS S&T recently awarded a 24-month project for $648,880 to Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) based in Albuquerque, New Mexico to develop a technology solution to reduce the risk of emergency responders being struck by vehicles while operating on roadways.
Talk First Response with S&T on Facebook Live!
We often take for granted the simple act of walking into a store and buying the latest technology. First responders, on the other hand, can’t always upgrade their assets so easily.
News Release: DHS Announces $40M Funding Opportunity for Homeland Security Quantitative Analysis COE
DHS S&T today announced a $40M funding opportunity for an institution to lead a new DHS Center of Excellence (COE) for Homeland Security Quantitative Analysis. DHS S&T is additionally searching for potential partners to work with the lead institution in support of the Center’s activities.
News Release: NICS, A Communication Platform For First Responders, Now Available Worldwide
DHS S&T has announced the Next-Generation Incident Command System an information sharing tool for first responders, is now available worldwide.
News Release: DHS S&T Announces Next Accelerator Topic
DHS S&T announced the kickoff of EMERGE 2016: Wearable Technology, seeking the development of state of the art wearable technologies on the commercial market that can be modified for first responders.
Electronic Jamming: A Different Kind Of Exercise
As a former first responder, I can tell you that the communication equipment we use is our lifeline and, at times, our only safety net. It is how we connect to our fellow responders and it is how we stay protected at the scene of an incident.
News Release: DHS S&T Working to Combat Electronic Jamming
DHS S&T is working to combat electronic jamming of first responders’ radio communications systems by enhancing jamming prevention, detection and mitigation technologies.
Responder News: Smart Gun Technology Patents
In response to the President’s Memorandum on promoting Smart Gun Technology (SGT), the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Defense have outlined a requirements document for the procurement of Smart Gun Technology in the federal sector.
Snapshots: IMPACT is Advancing Cyber Security R&D
DHS S&T's Cyber Security Division (CSD) has created the Information Marketplace for Policy and Analysis of Cyber-risk & Trust (IMPACT), a publicly available electronic library to provide the industrial and academic research community access to infrastructure and event data.
Snapshot: IMPACT is Advancing Cyber Security R&D
DHS S&T Cyber Security Division (CSD) has created the Information Marketplace for Policy and Analysis of Cyber-risk & Trust (IMPACT), a publicly available electronic library to provide the industrial and academic research community access to infrastructure and event data.
Snapshots: DHS S&T, DARPA Co-Leading Development of Higher-Level Mobile Device Authentication Methods
The Defense Advance Research Project Agency (DARPA) Active Authentication Program and DHS S&TG Cyber Security Division (CSD) are collaborating actively to make enterprise-grade mobile security solutions commercially available to government agencies with high assurance needs as well as the broader community.
Media Advisory: S&T Announces Industry Day with CBP Seeking New R&D Opportunities
DHS S&T Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) will host an industry day, July 29, in Menlo Park, California, to connect technology startups and investors to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) mission in the areas of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Capabilities and Enhancing Airport Passenger Processing.
News Release: DHS Report Highlights RD Priorities for Technologies Used in the Field
DHS has released the Integrated Product Teams for Department of Homeland Security R&D Fiscal Year 2016 Report. The report identifies 24 focus areas for technological research and development (R&D), which fall under five mission areas: aviation security, biological threats, border security, cybersecurity and counterterrorism.
Research and Development is a Team Sport
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson established Integrated Product Teams in August of 2015 to help the department coordinate its research and development and to ensure it invests wisely in technological advancements.
News Release: DHS Seeks Input to Study Safeguards to Mobile Devices
DHS is seeking input from the mobile and cellular industry to study defense capability gaps and additional safeguards for government devices.
News Release: DHS S&T Awards $3.66M for Privacy-Enhancing Technology R&D
DHS S&T has announced the award of three contracts totaling $3.66 million to fund the R&D of privacy-enhancing technologies that better defend personally identifying information and protect privacy in cyber space.
Snapshot: CSD TTP Program Hosts Tech Showcase Series
The demo events—hosted by the DHS S&T Cyber Security Division (CSD)—showcased technologies developed by DoE national laboratories, DoD-affiliated labs, and NSF-funded university projects.
Snapshots: S&T DEMONSTRATES FIRST RESPONDER TECHNOLOGIES
First responders who are better protected and have the right information at the right time will be safer while they execute their mission of protecting their community.
News Release: ST Awards $750K SBIR Contract to Mclean Company
DHS S&T has awarded a nearly $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Other Agencies Technology Solutions (OATS) contract to Mclean, Virginia-based Hypori Federal, Inc. to further develop capabilities in Virtual Mobile Infrastructure (VMI) technology to improve security for government mobility enterprise systems.
Same Great Info, New Location—The First Responder Page Has Moved
To ensure the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) can connect with our vast audience, we recently merged our FirstResponder.gov page with scitech.dhs.gov. This not only puts all of our information in one place, but also puts our first responder and Homeland Security Enterprise audience one or two clicks away from what they need.
Snapshot: CAUSE IV Lessons Learned from the US Canadian Cross Border Experiment
In April DHS S&T, the Defence Research and Development Canada’s Centre for Security Science (DRDC CSS), and Public Safety Canada collaborated on a cross-border experiment with a focus on preparing emergency responders.
Responder News: Spring Summer 2016 FRG Technology Roundup
S&T FRG regularly posts a roundup of key updates from projects currently in development. This article outlines FRG's accomplishments in April, May, and June 2016,