One of the key elements to decreasing the effects of an animal-borne disease outbreak is to decontaminate areas where animals have been located. A jointly developed portable system may provide the solution.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill selected as the lead institution for a new DHS Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence (COE). S&T will provide the Coastal Resilience COE with an initial $3 million grant for its first operating year.
mobile application archiving technology across all major mobile apps markets. In addition to Android apps, the technology can now archive apps from iTunes, Windows Phone Store, Google Play, Amazon, and 83 global third-party mobile app markets such as Baidu and Cydia.
One of the biggest challenges in the training and testing of canine teams results from the explosives materials themselves - especially new homemade explosives. S&T funded training aid that matches the scent of explosive materials but poses no danger to the trainers, the canines or the environment.
The Radio Internet Protocol Communications Module (RIC-M), used by local, state and federal responders, is a low-cost, external, stand-alone, interface device that connects radio frequency (RF) system base stations, consoles and other RF equipment – regardless of brand – over the Internet or Private Internet Protocol (IP) network.
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced its first business accelerator program, EMERGE!, aimed at entrepreneurs who have innovative ideas that address the unique needs of the Homeland Security community and whose wearable technologies could be adapted for first responder operations.
On Wednesday, March 11, DHS S&T Under Secretary Dr. Reginald Brothers will discuss new approaches to innovation from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET. Join us for a lively discussion about the future of S&T. Submit your questions and comments to before, during, or after the chat, and use the #STTechTalk hashtag to engage in the two-way discussion.
Prize competition seeks innovative ideas for solving the challenges of real-time, accurate indoor tracking of first responders during an incident. S&T is looking for innovate solutions that will help first responders with basic questions such as “where am I?” and “where is my team?”
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced that technology from its Cyber Security Division Transition to Practice (TTP) program has been licensed for market commercialization. This is S&T’s second technology that has successfully gone through the program to the commercial market.
In 2011, CAL FIRE approached DHS’s Security Science and Technology Directorate’s First Responders Group (FRG) requesting assistance in developing prototype garments. After years of development and testing, the group collectively improved wildland fire advanced personal protection garments, and have published a report on FirstResponder.gov.
The number of portable biodetectors has grown exponentially in the last decade. During this time, first responders could try different devices, but they didn’t have independent, standardized comparisons to determine which devices better met their needs. Now they do.
S&T provides funding to assist many small businesses in developing technologies that have homeland security applications.These innovative technologies contribute to the overall cybersecurity of our nation, and highlight the critical support that S&T’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) awards play in the commercialization on these products.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced the release of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program FY15.1 Pre-Solicitation.
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced that a mobile app funded by the Directorate, has transitioned to the commercial market. Developed by S&T’s Visual Analytics for Command, Control, and Interoperability Environments (VACCINE) Center of Excellence, the first mobile security application archiving technology successfully transitioned over through the small business, KryptoWire.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today announced the award of six new Scientific Leadership Awards.
Over the course of the last 10 years, the Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases (IIAD), a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Center of Excellence, has made significant contributions to research on biological threats that could occur from intentional or accidental introduction of transboundary animal or zoonotic diseases.
At the 2014 Cyber Security Division (CSD) Research and Development (R&D) Showcase, planned for Dec. 16 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C., the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will unveil more than 40 technologies, tools and techniques – developed in response to real world requirements – that will protect and secure our nation and drive the future of cybersecurity.
Recent two-week field tests in Nebraska of the Hybrid Public Safety Microphone—or Turtle Mike—allowed law enforcement, medical, fire and rescue and public works personnel to test a merge of land mobile radio (LMR) and broadband systems to enable first responders to communicate with each other. Funded by S&T’s First Responders Group (FRG) at the request of DHS’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Turtle Mike bridges these normally stand-alone systems and offers a platform that links different systems together.
Developed by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Cyber Security Division (CSD), the DETER testbed, described as the “Internet in a box” or a “virtual Internet,” provides a safe and secure option to conduct critical cybersecurity experimentation and testing in the context of complex networks and cyber‐physical systems designed to protect the nation’s critical cyber infrastructure.
When first responders from around the nation recently gathered in Washington D.C., they saw firsthand the technologies that the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) developed based on issues they had previously identified. This highlighted the importance of their participation in the First Responder Resource Group (FRRG) 2014 Annual Meeting to identify high-priority capability gaps to prepare them for future success.
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has partnered with Massachusetts-based Company, AMSC, to develop a new superconductor cable – part of a Resilient Electric Grid (REG) program – that may enable urban utilities to “keep the lights on” during severe events. During a six-month feasibility study, S&T, worked with AMSC and Chicago electric utility company, Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) to determine the commercial-scale application of the superconductor cable.
The very first technology foraged under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology’s (S&T) Transition to Practice (TTP) program has transitioned to the commercial market almost two years ahead of schedule.
From February through April, the cyber equivalent of the NCAA’s March Madness played out – keystroke by keystroke – at 180 colleges around the nation. The regional champions gathered at the National Collegiate Cybersecurity Defense Competition (NCCDC) in San Antonio Texas. While only one team emerged with the winner’s trophy, everyone walked away with an increased appreciation and understanding of current cybersecurity needs and a preview of emerging technologies. This week, University of Central Florida, this year’s NCCDC winner, will tour the nation’s capital to learn how government agencies like the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) protect the nation from cyber threats.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate announced today the selection of Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT) and University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) as co-leads for a new Center of Excellence for Maritime Research (CMR). S&T will provide each CMR partner with an initial $1 million cooperative agreement for operations through June, 2015.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) cut the ribbon on S&T’s new Maryland Test Facility (MdTF), on June 26 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The MdTF, designed by S&T along in partnership with CBP operational staff, will test and evaluate operational processes using both biometric and non-biometric technologies as part of the Apex Air Entry/Exit Re-Engineering (AEER) project.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) cut the ribbon on S&T’s new Maryland Test Facility (MdTF), on June 26 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The MdTF, designed by S&T along in partnership with CBP operational staff, will test and evaluate operational processes using both biometric and non-biometric technologies as part of the Apex Air Entry/Exit Re-Engineering (AEER) project.
The Software Assurance Market Place, or SWAMP, is an online, open-source, collaborative research environment that allows software developers and researchers to test their software for security weaknesses, improve tools by testing against a wide range of software packages, and interact and exchange best practices to improve software assurance tools and techniques.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), through its Office of University Programs (OUP), is actively seeking an institution to lead a new DHS University Center of Excellence (COE) for Borders, Trade and Immigration Research. In addition, DHS S&T is searching for potential partners to work with the lead institution in support of the Center’s activities. These two related funding opportunities, posted at www.grants.gov, are open to receive proposals from accredited U.S. colleges and universities: S&T’s OUP has extended the deadline for submitting proposals, to October 1, 2014.
Firing thousands of rounds of ammunition weekly can causing debilitating stress injuries and chronic nerve and joint pain. The Department of Homeland Security, with the help of agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Firearms and Tactical Programs Armory Operations Branch, hopes their “Virtual Shooter” eliminates these injuries.
New Structure Glove addresses fit, form, and dexterity issues. Firefighters need gloves in the field that fit properly, enable dexterity, and aren’t bulky, while still meeting the heat and water resistance criteria. If structure gloves become soggy and uncomfortable, a firefighter may need to remove them in order to complete tasks. This exposes their hands to the dangerous conditions of a fire or other emergency environment. Designed using current technology and improved materials, the Improved Structure Firefighting Glove is lightweight, provides improved fit and form, and allows for more precise movements.Firefighters wear protective gloves called “structure gloves” to keep their hands safe on the job. The protective equipment firefighters wear—including structure gloves—give them the confidence to focus on putting out fires and saving lives; however, the structure gloves currently used by firefighters are not designed for the precision movements our first responders must perform.
A joint experiment between Canada and the United States proves interoperable communications during a disaster will work.
Back in 2010, the ideas behind a squid’s sticky tendrils and Spiderman’s super-strong webbing were combined to create a prototype for the first remote device able to stop vehicles in their tracks. It worked, but that technology just got better.
What kinds of gear will be needed by future firefighters, EMTs, and cops? Yogi Berra once said, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future,” but to find out, Homeland Security asked their think tank to gather and ask the experts.
For constricted and hard-to-reach underwater places where inspection and security is necessary, Homeland Security's BIOSwimmer™ is the perfect fish.
Surrogate semi-submersible engineered by the Department of Homeland Security to mimic the design of the 'dark vessels' being used to bring narcotics and other illicit cargo into the United States.
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) has scheduled a series of tests in the Boston subways to measure the real-world performance of new sensors recently developed to detect biological agents within minutes.
Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate's pipe bomb dismantling mechanism is sophisticated enough to preserve forensic evidence for tracking down the perpetrator.
The Departments of Homeland Security and Agriculture have developed a novel vaccine for one of the seven strains of the dreaded Foot-and-Mouth Disease, paving the way for the development of the others.
Homeland Security’s new smartphone application for bomb threats.
It took only 13 seconds for Minneapolis I-35W bridge to collapse and plummet into the Mississippi River. Sabotage? Not that time, but such a scenario is indeed possible, and DHS and its partners is testing to prevent it.
All over the country, millions of Americans still live behind dams or levees, and if these were to fail and unleash catastrophic flooding, as some did in New Orleans in 2005, property and life might once again pay the price. Now there is some remarkable software to help swiftly predict how the water will spread.
Homeland Security's "Virtual USA®" Unveils a Fourth Generation Prototype.
The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate has successfully tested an unprecedented technology for containing flooding or dangerous gases in mass transit tunnels: a giant plug.
Except when an event such as the infamous 2003 blackout in the northeast takes place, the nation's electric grid isn't something most of us think much about. But, maybe we should.
Every day, thousands of cargo containers from around the world arrive at our nation's seaports carrying items we need, but possibly some that are not so welcome. Monitoring what's in thousands of sea cargo containers as they arrive in port is no easy task, but the DHS Science and Technology Directorate may have an answer.
By helping buildings withstand unusually severe hazards, the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate aims to keep critical infrastructure open for business
Predicting bomb shockwaves, building vulnerability, and evacuation priority.
There are First Responders, and there are First Receivers. Both need a way to communicate with each other when they are expected to perform under unusual scenarios. Now they have it.
Backboards, used by the Emergency Medical community to stabilize patients before being placed on a gurney, are generally filthy, even after scrubbing. Now, Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate has an answer.
The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is working to restore trust in the system and make websites more secure and reliable by improving the Internet's Domain Name System(DNS).
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