Natural outbreaks of the Ebola virus, while severe, are typically isolated and usually affect no more than a few hundred people at a time. However, from 2014-2016, infections from this deadly virus caused more than 11,000 deaths in West Africa. Keep Reading
This new, open architecture, small-class UUV can dive to depths of 305 meters (1,000 feet) and has endurance options up to 30 hours. Keep Reading
The U.K.’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) says climate change will threaten peace, and that the consequences of global warming and other environmental impacts are many and varied, including mass migration and economic destruction. Keep Reading
The LQC offers a mechanism for collaborative research between LPS and academia, industry, FFRDCs, and Government Laboratories. Keep Reading
CBP operators need a movable radiological detection capability to augment the stationary Radiation Portal Monitors, to achieve the legislative requirements in the SAFE Port Act. Keep Reading
NIST’s prototype system could help overcome a major barrier to upgrading public safety communications. Many of the 4.6 million U.S. public safety personnel still use traditional analog radios. Keep Reading
Federal agencies screen an average of 235,000 vehicles every day for illegal contraband, explosives and other potential threats in the United States. Keep Reading
NIC: Global jihadist groups will likely be "largest, most persistent" terrorism threat over next 20 years. Keep Reading
A request for investment in transportation security innovation is timely, as researchers and manufacturers develop emerging technologies, such as those using artificial intelligence and machine learning, to secure transportation while also reducing contact points to limit the spread of viruses and disease. Keep Reading
This partnership will enable DHS S&T to leverage DWX’s network of innovation hubs co-located with Department of Defense laboratories across the country and source ideas to explore and augment ongoing S&T activities spanning DHS mission areas. Keep Reading
Currently, SecuLore is pilot testing its newly developed cybersecurity solution with the Palm Beach County, Fla., Emergency Services Department and will expand the pilot testing to five additional ECCs across the country. Keep Reading
This suggests that the increased transmissibility of certain variants is not due to any difference in environmental survivability in aerosols. Keep Reading
Precision Outdoor and Indoor Navigation and Tracking for Emergency Responders (POINTER) will soon allow agencies to pinpoint their firefighters to within centimeters, helping to navigate them quickly and safely out of potentially disorienting emergency scenarios. Keep Reading
To develop capabilities to monitor the current COVID-19 pandemic and other future biological events, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded $199,648 to Mesur.io Inc., for analysis and reporting of outbreak-related data. Keep Reading
As part of President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, he is calling on Congress to make smart investments in research and development, manufacturing and regional economic development, and in workforce development to give U.S. workers and companies the tools and training they need to compete on the global stage. Keep Reading
In 2020, the U.S. suffered 22 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, costing $95 billion in damages to homes, businesses, and public infrastructure. The American Jobs Plan pledges to make infrastructure more resilient in the face of increasingly severe floods, wildfires, hurricanes, and other risks. Keep Reading
One element of this transformation is well underway, with the deployment of CT systems at aviation checkpoints. Keep Reading
The new partnership links two DOD organizations with a common mission to establish an annual, joint program plan to leverage OSBP and NSIN resources to achieve shared objectives. Keep Reading
The 2021 Call for Proposals is a joint initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Israel Ministry of Public Security (MOPS). Keep Reading
When you bump into someone in the workplace or at your local coffee shop, you might call that an “encounter.” That’s the scientific term for it, too. Keep Reading