The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded $1.3 million to 13 small businesses for the development of new cyber security technology.
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 has announced the Next-Generation Incident Command System (NICS,) an information sharing tool for first responders, is now available worldwide.
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.
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate is working to combat electronic jamming of first responders’ radio communications systems by enhancing jamming prevention, detection and mitigation technologies.
To develop advanced knowledge, test products and technologies and prove the utility of research in large-scale network environments, the R&D community requires real-world data. To meet this need, the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (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.
DARPA DHS S&T Cyber Security Division 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.
DHS S&T will host an industry day, July 29, in Menlo Park, California, to connect technology startups and investors to the CBP mission in the areas of sUAS Capabilities and Enhancing Airport Passenger Processing.
DHS S&T seeks input from the mobile and cellular industry to study defense capability gaps and additional safeguards for government devices & will hold two Industry Day events.
The town hall will be held online from 1 to 2 p.m. ET, but the conversation won’t stop there – visit the S&T Collaboration Community or scitech.ideascale.com to share your flood stories & more!
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.
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.
The demo events—hosted by the DHS S&T Cyber Security Division—showcased technologies developed by DoE national laboratories, DoD-affiliated labs, and National Science Foundation-funded university projects.
&T’s NGFR program recently held a demonstration highlighting innovative technologies that combined to improve communications and situational awareness of first responders during disasters and critical incidents.
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.
DHS S&T announced a $40 million funding opportunity for an institution to lead a new DHS Center of Excellence (COE) for Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis.
DHS S&T will hold an Industry Day to present information and answer questions regarding Broad Agency Announcement BAA call HSHQDC-16-R-B0006, which solicits proposals for mobile application security research and development.
Dr. Brothers will discuss how advanced technologies, like the Internet of Things (IoT) are changing the security landscape and how government is making research, development and deployment investments to enhance security and resiliency.
The NYPD, FDNY and DHS S&T took part in an active shooter exercise May 15 at a Brooklyn high school to evaluate tactics and technologies for responding to and containing rapidly escalating shooting incidents.
S&T’s Year in Review includes highlights from 37 of S&T’s projects that represent the directorate’s progression toward meeting long-term visionary goals.
Dr. Griffin will discuss how integrated IoT platforms and sensors reshape our security landscape with increased connectivity and real-time data and other information sharing.
Video cameras zero in and allow security personnel to track footage backward to identify who left unattended bags. Now, they can track the suspect’s movements to catch the culprit and save the day.
The three-year cooperative research and development agreement is designed to explore the uses of unmanned aerial technology as well as mitigations for possible misuse.
DHS S&T will conduct a airflow study in portions of the NYC subway system May 9 to May 13 to gather data on the behavior of airborne particles in the event contaminants were released. This study poses no risk to the general public.
DHS S&T and CBP will host a Homeland Security Day in Silicon Valley on April 29 to bring together technology startups, investors, and CBP leaders to discuss unique opportunities to promote the safety of the traveling public and CBP officers.
DHS S&T announced today the successful demonstration of the eLoran, a precision-timing technology for financial transactions at the New York Stock Exchange.
DHS announced today a partnership with the NASA Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) to develop new technology solutions through publicly crowdsourced prize competitions.
DHS S&T announced a fifth cybersecurity technology has been licensed for commercialization as a part of the Cyber Security Division’s Transition to Practice program.
The SAFETY Act provide critical incentives for the development and deployment of anti-terrorism technologies by providing liability protections for sellers of "qualified anti-terrorism technologies."
In addition to Dr. Brothers’ keynote address, DHS S&T, the Museum of Science Fiction, and the Prince William County Fire Department will cohost an exhibit showcasing how the first responder community uses new technology.
DHS S&T announced that their first cybersecurity R&D mobile security performer is now available to federal agencies through General Services Administration’s (GSA) IT Schedule 70.
DHS S&T and CBP announced today they will host a Homeland Security Day in Silicon Valley on April 29, bringing together technology startups, investors, CBP leaders and stakeholders to discuss unique opportunities to further promote the safety of the traveling public and CBP officers, as well as the security of the global supply chain.
On April 12, DHS S&Tand the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will officially launch their Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI) Center of Excellence.
The Backend Attribute Exchange will simplify user identification and verification between different organizations for HSIN, by eliminating redundancies while ensuring proper security.
S&T hosted 2016 R&D Showcase where members of the public, industry, academia, and cybersecurity professionals gathered to observe and discuss CSD-funded research.
Plugfest is an interactive, hands-on demonstration of disparate technology solution providers that allows innovators to “plug” into an information-sharing environment and showcase their individual capabilities.
DHS S&Twill host a Facebook Town Hall with first responders nationwide to discuss the technologies necessary to better protect and connect the Next Generation First Responder.
The panel will focus on how imagination inspires innovation in the real world and the government’s role in developing the art of possible ideas into reality.
Applications are now being accepted through March 9, 2016 for the NextGen First Responder Technologies solicitation, an opportunity for joint-funding DHS S&T and the Israeli Ministry of Public Security.
DHS S&T awarded $1.7 million to Yale University for the development of technology that can help protect the identity and location of individuals against malicious tracking and surveillance.
DHS S&T awarded $200,000 to Pulzze Systems, Inc., a small business based in Santa Clara, California, to advance detection capability and security monitoring of networked systems, collectively known as the Internet of Things.
DHS S&T Cyber Security R&D Showcase will provide technology investors, integrators and IT companies info on S&T-funded research and development on technologies, tools and techniques that can strengthen the nation's cyber security posture.
Datacasting project is part of the ongoing efforts to ensure first responders have the tools, technologies, and knowledge they need to save lives and protect property while staying safe.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today announced the winners of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) Think-and-Do Challenge.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $2.2 million to Adventium Enterprises of Minneapolis for the development of technology that can help defend medical devices from cyber-attacks.
DHS S&T showcased technologies to private industry cybersecurity investor, integrators and IT professionals and provided live in-depth demonstrations of the technologies.
Please join @dhsscitech on Wednesday, January 27 from 1 to 2 p.m. ET for a chat to discuss the importance of building relationships with the state and local response community and learn about some of S&T’s ongoing partnerships testing video datacasting and LTE technologies.