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Snapshot: Public Safety Agencies Pilot Artificial Intelligence to Aid in First Response
DHS S&T partnered with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop the Assistant for Understanding Data through Reasoning, Extraction, and Synthesis (AUDREY), a state-of-the-art human-like reasoning system designed to assist first responders in synthesizing high-level data while at the scene of an emergency..
Snapshot: S&T Founds DHS-Wide AI and ML Community of Interest
Considering different forms of innovation are rapidly shaping today’s world, few are more consequential than artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). These have a growing impact on many aspects of daily life, powering technologies that benefit health, finance, public safety, and recreation.
Snapshot: S&T’s Modernized Technology R&D Process
The new approach simplifies the application process, more clearly defines homeland security needs, and increases communication throughout the process. Overall, S&T reduced the time from submission to award by more than five months.
News Release: Israeli Morphisec Gets $200K for Cybersecurity Tech
DHS S&T announced that Israel-based Morphisec has been awarded $200,000 to develop technology solutions to prevent cyberattacks on financial institutions.
Snapshot: Testing for Homemade Explosives Keep Travelers Safe
To keep the nation ahead of emerging threats, the DHS S&T takes on rigorous explosives threat detection research through its various dedicated labs and projects.
News Release: DHS S&T Reveals New Business Model and Organizational Structure
DHS S&T today begins a new approach to its research and development mission with a new organizational structure that will improve its ability to more rapidly transition technology capabilities into operations and enable it to quickly respond to emerging threats.
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Today marks the start of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, also known as NCSAM.
News Release: DHS Selects Texas A&M as Lead for Cross Border COE
DHS S&T announced today the selection of Texas A&M University to lead a consortium of U.S. academic institutions and other partners for a new COE for Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense (CBTS).
News Release: S&T Develops Terrorism Prevention Research Findings Dashboard
To counter the continually growing and changing threat of violent extremism, DHS S&T has developed a free and publicly accessible research findings dashboard that hosts more than 1,500 cataloged terrorism prevention and countering violent extremism research documents.
New Solutions to Strengthen Hurricane Resilience
This week, DHS S&T co-hosted an outreach event with the Congressional Smart Cities Caucus to highlight how new technology can support hurricane resilience and save lives.