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Released: 26-Feb-2021 2:25 PM EST
DHS Publishes Free Resources to Protect Critical Infrastructure From GPS Spoofing
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T announced today it has published the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Integrity Library and Epsilon Algorithm Suite to protect against Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) spoofing, or deceiving a Global Positioning System (GPS) device through false signals.

Released: 24-Feb-2021 1:05 PM EST
S&T Awards Minority Serving Institutions $446K for Summer Research Projects
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T announced today that nine faculty members from S&T’s OUP Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) program have been selected to receive a total of $446,200 in funding to continue their Summer Research Team (SRT) program for research projects at several DHS S&T Centers of Excellence (COE).

Released: 22-Feb-2021 3:15 PM EST
DHS Announces Seven R&D Awards to Help Secure Nation's Mobile Network Infrastructure
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T and CISA are jointly announcing the inaugural research and development (R&D) awards for the newly-launched Secure and Resilient Mobile Network Infrastructure (SRMNI) project.

Released: 22-Feb-2021 10:35 AM EST
S&T Releases New Information Resource to Address African Swine Fever Proactively
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

S&T released today the ASF Master Question List (MQL), a comprehensive resource that provides an up-to-date authoritative summary of publicly available information about the virus to promote coordinated research and improved emergency response preparedness.

Released: 19-Feb-2021 1:55 PM EST
DHS S&T Awards Arlington, MA, Based Start-up Funding for Self-Screening TSA Checkpoints
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T SVIP announces $199,950 in Phase 1 funding to Lauretta AI, LLC, a start-up based in Arlington, Massachusetts, to adapt their video analytic solution to meet TSA’s needs.

Released: 17-Feb-2021 1:50 PM EST
DHS Trains California Fire Services on Situational Awareness Application
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T recently conducted a virtual training on its Team Awareness Kit (TAK) that provides such features as video sharing, location tracking of fire equipment, fire perimeters from aircraft, and fire model forecasts.

Released: 16-Feb-2021 11:50 AM EST
NYC Initiatives are a Model for Safeguarding the Nation’s Public Transit Systems
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T has partnered with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City to study how simulated coronavirus aerosols travel through buses and train cars to inform disinfection and other virus mitigation methods.

Released: 8-Feb-2021 2:30 PM EST
DHS S&T Awards $198,600 to Develop Security and Privacy Testing of COVID-19 Contract Tracing Apps
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T has awarded $198,600 to AppCensus, a start-up based in El Cerrito, California, to develop testing and validation services for digital contact tracing applications.

Released: 5-Feb-2021 11:20 AM EST
S&T Collaborates with Federal Partners to Improve Air Domain Awareness at the Northern Border
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The capability to detect, track, and identify aerial-based threats is more commonly known as air domain awareness.

   
Released: 28-Jan-2021 12:25 PM EST
We Do the Science—Securing the Homeland
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The crucially important work is accomplished through deploying S&T’s advanced lab-based technical expertise and capabilities in research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E).

Released: 25-Jan-2021 12:40 PM EST
DHS S&T Announces $36.5M Funding Opportunity for New Center of Excellence
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T announced a $36.5 million funding opportunity for a new DHS Center of Excellence (COE), Engineering Secure Environments from Targeted Attacks (ESE).

Released: 19-Jan-2021 10:15 AM EST
DHS Awards $1.5M to Small Business for First Responder Emergency Alerts Technology Development
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T today announced it awarded more than $1.5 million to develop an Alerts, Warnings, and Notifications (AWN) Guidance Tool.

Released: 14-Jan-2021 2:40 PM EST
S&T Joins Coalition Seeking to ‘Flush’ out COVID-19 in Wastewater
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

S&T is working with NIST and the University of Louisville to develop guidelines to standardize Wastewater-Based Epidemiology testing methods nationwide.

Released: 13-Jan-2021 3:15 PM EST
U.S. and Israeli Partners Announce Awards for Homeland Security Technologies
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation is announcing awards for two collaborative projects totaling $1.5 million to develop advanced homeland security technologies in the areas of threat detection and 3D mapping.

Released: 8-Jan-2021 4:05 PM EST
Field Tests Demonstrate Precision of Groundbreaking Firefighter Tracking Technology
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

S&T and NASA JPL successfully tested the Precision Outdoor and Indoor Navigation and Training for Emergency Responders (POINTER) technology at the Veteran’s Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.

Released: 8-Jan-2021 3:20 PM EST
News Release: S&T Seeks Industry Participation in Battle Against Opioids
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T is working with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) on a multi-phase study to improve detection of synthetic opioids.

   
Released: 4-Jan-2021 3:05 PM EST
Airport Screening While Wearing Masks? Facial Recognition Tech Shows up to 96% Accuracy in Recent Test
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

A controlled scenario test by DHS S&T shows promising results for facial recognition technologies to accurately identify individuals wearing protective face masks.

Released: 18-Dec-2020 2:25 PM EST
DHS S&T Publishes the Resilient PNT Conformance Framework
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T published the Resilient Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Conformance Framework today. PNT services, such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), is a national critical function that enables many applications within the critical infrastructure sectors.

Released: 17-Dec-2020 1:50 PM EST
DHS Partners with NYSTEC to Advance Homeland Security Solutions
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T is partnering with the non-profit NYSTEC to leverage its extensive public safety network of state and local law enforcement and transit authorities within the Northeast Region of the United States.

Released: 17-Dec-2020 1:50 PM EST
DHS Partners with RTI to Advance Homeland Security Solutions
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T is partnering with non-profit RTI International (RTI) to tap into its existing relationships with Southeast Region of the United States technology-based economic organizations, start-up accelerators, and industry.

Released: 16-Dec-2020 2:15 PM EST
DHS Small Business Innovation Research 21.1 Solicitation Opens for Proposal Submission
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS SBIR Solicitation is now open for small businesses to submit research proposals for 11 homeland security topics.

Released: 15-Dec-2020 1:25 PM EST
DHS S&T, MTA and MIT Test Virus Mitigation Measures to Protect Riders on Public Transit
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T, in partnership with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, will conduct tests in a real-world environment to determine the most effective measures to reduce the spread of viruses on public transit.

Released: 11-Dec-2020 12:05 PM EST
DHS S&T Silicon Valley Innovation Program Continues Partnership with Atlanta-Based Start-Up
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP), has awarded a Phase 5 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to Bastille Networks, an Internet of Things (IoT) technology company located in Atlanta, Georgia, to continue their work with DHS.

Released: 10-Dec-2020 4:30 PM EST
DHS S&T to Launch Homeland Security Startup Studio 2021
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T will launch its first Homeland Security Startup Studio in January. The innovative program is a partnership with FedTech, aimed at commercializing federally funded breakthrough technologies to support homeland security missions.

Released: 10-Dec-2020 7:55 AM EST
Feature Article: S&T Tests Remote Communications Device for Agents on Northern Border
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T and U.S. Border Patrol conducted a focused assessment Somewear’s Global Hotspot to provide portable situational awareness capabilities.

Released: 8-Dec-2020 1:50 PM EST
DHS S&T Launches Hacking for Homeland Security Program to Drive Innovation Across the Department
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T is working to speed development of solutions for our most pressing homeland security challenges with the launch of an entrepreneurship program called Hacking for Homeland Security (H4HS).

Released: 3-Dec-2020 2:25 PM EST
Identity Verification During the Age of COVID-19
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

S&T's Biometric Technology Rally focused on the ability of acquisition systems and matching algorithms to recognize travelers without asking them to remove their masks, thereby reducing risk for frontline workers.

Released: 24-Nov-2020 4:45 PM EST
New Global Standards Will Make Traveling with Liquids Safer and Easier
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

An important part of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) mission is to develop, implement, improve-upon, and ensure the effectiveness of cutting-edge screening equipment and protocols that help protect the traveling public.

Released: 23-Nov-2020 2:15 PM EST
DHS S&T Requests Night Vision Technologies for Market Survey
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Seeking to support first responders by providing the information they need to make smart decisions when purchasing night vision technologies, DHS S&T has released a new Request for Information.

Released: 20-Nov-2020 11:25 AM EST
Here’s What We’ve Learned About COVID-19
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T's Master Question List is updated every week with the latest trustworthy COVID-19 information and data relevant to weathering the pandemic.

   
Released: 13-Nov-2020 3:50 PM EST
DHS Announces Small Business Innovation Research Pre-Solicitation 21.1
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS announced the release of 12 topics for the new Small Business Innovation Research 21.1 Pre-solicitation.

Released: 13-Nov-2020 3:35 PM EST
Journal Highlights Groundbreaking S&T Research on Chlorine Spread
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

CSAC’s Jack Rabbit project research findings to be published in special edition of the prestigious peer-reviewed Journal of Atmospheric Environment.

Released: 10-Nov-2020 2:20 PM EST
Upcoming S&T Guidance Will Improve Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Framework will improve critical infrastructure’s ability to prevent, respond, and recover from GPS disruptions.

Released: 6-Nov-2020 4:55 PM EST
DHS S&T Awards IPROOV $198K to Pilot Genuine Presence Detection and Anti-Spoofing Capability
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T awarded $198K in phase 4 funding to iProov Ltd., of London, England, to test and pilot its solution, developed over the first three SVIP project phases, in a full-scale CBP operational environment.

Released: 2-Nov-2020 12:25 PM EST
Finalists Announced in Digital Wallets Prize Challenge
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T announced three finalists in the first stage of the $25,000 Digital Wallets Challenge.

Released: 2-Nov-2020 7:50 AM EST
DHS Awards $2M to University of Illinois-Led Consortium to Create National Network of Cybersecurity Institutes
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T, in partnership with CISA, has awarded $2 million to CIRI, a DHS Center of Excellence led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to develop a plan to build a national network of cybersecurity technical institutes.

Released: 29-Oct-2020 2:10 PM EDT
How Does the Environment Impact COVID-19?
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

S&T NBACC research finds that sunlight is the strongest environmental factor that inactivates COVID-19.

Released: 27-Oct-2020 2:40 PM EDT
S&T Launches New Initiative to Reduce Law Enforcement Driving Risks
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

S&T is engaging in a new initiative to assess and analyze the risks and problems associated with preventable law enforcement distracted driving incidents.

Released: 20-Oct-2020 3:05 PM EDT
Power Hawk - The “Jaws of Life” for Bomb Squads
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T developed Power Hawk tool to remotely disable pipe bombs, while preserving forensic evidence.

Released: 15-Oct-2020 3:45 PM EDT
5G Introduces New Benefits, Cybersecurity Risks
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

5G advances existing telecommunication infrastructure, improves bandwidth and capabilities, and reduces network-generated delays—and it also introduces new cyber risks that S&T is working to address.

Released: 13-Oct-2020 5:05 PM EDT
Disaster Preparedness in the Palm of Your Hand
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Two CUSEC apps help emergency managers prepare for and recover from disasters like earthquakes. Both are free and available for use via the S&T-supported Regional Information Sharing Platform.

Released: 9-Oct-2020 12:05 PM EDT
DHS S&T Silicon Valley Innovation Program Makes New Phase 1 Awards to a Global Cohort of Five Blockchain Companies
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Awards support DHS efforts in utilizing blockchain and distributed ledger technology to prevent forgery and counterfeiting of certificates and licenses.

Released: 8-Oct-2020 2:10 PM EDT
S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program Leverages Blockchain Interoperability to Support DHS
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

S&T’s SVIP is piloting the development of interoperable blockchain standards and specifications.

Released: 7-Oct-2020 11:50 AM EDT
DHS Recognizes DOI Lab to Perform Rigorous P25 CAP Testing
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T’s partnership with DOI addresses critical need to conduct ISSI and CSSI conformance testing.

Released: 6-Oct-2020 11:05 AM EDT
DHS S&T SVIP Awards $186K to TranslateLive for Language Translation Capabilities
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

TranslateLive to adapt Instant Language Assistant to support USCG operator safety and mission performance.

Released: 5-Oct-2020 2:15 PM EDT
Protecting Device Software from Zero-Day Attacks with TrustMS
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T collaborates with Intelligent Automation, Inc., to develop system that protects operating systems and apps on embedded platforms against cyberattacks.

Released: 2-Oct-2020 10:25 AM EDT
DHS S&T and USCG Partner to Fund Development of High-Tech, Ruggedized Tracking Buoy
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Funding awarded to Kenautics, Inc., to develop a more reliable tracking system for accurately marking and monitoring objects in the water for recovery

Released: 30-Sep-2020 1:55 PM EDT
Guiding Communities Through Alerts and Warnings for COVID-19, Other Emergencies
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T has been working with the FEMA IPAWS office and state and local response teams since early 2009 to develop effective alerts, warnings, and notifications programs, as well as identifying gaps in existing IPAWS alerting messaging.

Released: 29-Sep-2020 12:35 PM EDT
DHS Awards $1.96M to Small Businesses to Develop Network Modeling Tools for Risk Assessment
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Two U.S. small businesses were awarded a total of $1.96 million in funding through the DHS SBIR Program to develop tools that will support dynamic network modeling for risk management to emergency communication networks.

Released: 25-Sep-2020 3:20 PM EDT
News Release: DHS S&T Seeks First Responder Technology for Demonstration
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

S&T's OpEx Program releases request for information with four technical topic areas to identify interest for participation in demonstration activity for state and local first responders.



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