On the Front Lines in a Year of Crisis: 2020 Homeland Security Today Awards
The awards recognize those who devote their lives to protecting our people, our resources, our way of life. Keep Reading
OIG: CBP, ICE, TSA, Secret Service Have Taken Steps to Confront Employees’ Opioid Abuse
Components also either have implemented or are taking steps to evaluate whether employees using prescription opioids can effectively conduct their duties. Keep Reading
OIG: CBP’s Chemical Screening Devices Inadequate as Opioids Claim Another 30,000 Lives in 2018
The Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Homeland Security has reported its findings from an audit to determine to what extent Customs and Border Protection uses small-scale chemical screening devices at ports of entry to identify fentanyl and other illicit narcotics. Keep Reading
DHS S&T Announces Finalists in Opioid Detection Challenge
The first stage of the Opioid Detection Challenge is a $1.55 million global prize competition for rapid, nonintrusive detection tools that will help find illicit opioids in international mail. Keep Reading
DHS Seeks Bleeding Edge Tech to Detect Opioids in the Mail
The Challenge calls upon innovators to submit novel plans for rapid, nonintrusive detection tools that will help find illicit opioids being trafficked into the United States through international mail. Keep Reading