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Happy Holidays from S&T
S&T has accomplished many great things this year to better DHS Components and our nation’s first responders and here are a few of my favorite things.
News Release: Prize Winners Announced in $1.55M Opioid Challenge
Today, DHS S&T, the White House ONDCP, CBP, and USPIS announced the grand prize winner and runner-up in the Opioid Detection Challenge, a $1.55 million global prize competition for rapid, nonintrusive detection tools that will help find illicit opioids in international mail.
Snapshot: Rapid DNA Identifies Conception Boat Fire Victims
DHS sought a technology that can quickly analyze DNA to verify family relationships (kinship) and identify victims of mass casualty events and human trafficking.
Snapshot: K9 Responders Join Team Active Shooter Scenarios
Canines are widely used by law enforcement agencies and first responders to protect the homeland in various ways.
Snapshot: S&T and CBP Host the Havre Sector Field Experiment
As part of the HSE’s ongoing efforts to address these vulnerabilities, DHS S&T and USBP conducted a field test at USBP Havre Sector, held in Sweetgrass, MT.
Snapshot: Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors
The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) list of the 25 most dangerous software errors is a compilation of the most frequent and critical errors that can lead to serious vulnerabilities in software.
S&T Impact: Aviation Security
S&T launched our latest S&T Impact Series case study that highlights the numerous detection, mitigation, and prevention efforts we are taking to strengthen our nation’s aviation security.
News Release: S&T to Engage Innovators on Detection Canine Research
Innovators, researchers and canine training experts are invited to learn about funding opportunities in the detection canine field on December 10, 2019, at the Center for Innovative Technology.
News Release: P25 CAP Expands to Include ISSI/CSSI Equipment
DHS S&T's P25 CAP has been expanded to include ISSI/CSSI equipment testing and is working to get laboratories accredited to conduct this testing.
Media Advisory: Winning Opioid Detection Technology
DHS S&T in partnership with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) will announce the winning technologies in the Opioid Detection Challenge at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 12, 2019, at the DHS Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) in Egg Harbor Township, NJ.