Latest News from: Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

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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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