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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.

   


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