We all know that securing the homeland is a monumental task. It takes manpower, skill, and training. It takes infrastructure and cutting-edge tools. It takes collaboration and innovation. And, you know what else it takes? Science. Keep Reading
Since its establishment, this process resulted in significant benefits including positive Agency mission impacts, considerable ongoing improvements to the technology, and a huge economic windfall for the technology market. Keep Reading
The Department of Transportation (DOT) funds research aimed at making the nation's transportation system safer and more efficient. In FY 2019, DOT had a research budget of more than $1 billion. Keep Reading
The BIRD Homeland Security (HLS) program 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
The dataset represents the most extensive machine-readable Coronavirus literature collection available for data and text mining to date, with over 29,000 articles, more than 13,000 of which have full text. Keep Reading
DOD sponsors research and development activities at 10 Federally Funded Research and Development Centers that provide innovative solutions to national security threats. Keep Reading
DHS plans to structure its MBA in Security Technology Transition (STT) Program into three two-year student cohorts, through a Firm Fixed Price contract. Keep Reading
The SRT Program engages early career faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students in research at the COEs, providing opportunities to better understand DHS mission and research needs and make advances in DHS research areas. Keep Reading
Through this research-and-development (R&D) project, SecuLore will use predictive analytics and collect cyber data to determine whether these resources can be used to improve the detection and elimination of cybersecurity attacks against emergency communications systems. Keep Reading
Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) marked the 15-year anniversary of cooperation with the United Kingdom for collaborative research and development efforts aimed at both nations’ mutual homeland security challenges. Mr. William N. Bryan, the DHS Senior Official Performing the Duties of Under Secretary for Science and Technology, co-chaired… Keep Reading
Our tech foraging specialists needs to be opportunistic and look for novel moments such as dual-use innovations. Keep Reading
DHS S&T has hosted numerous events testing GPS jamming and spoofing with GPS equipment manufacturers and critical infrastructure owners and operators. Keep Reading
The real challenge for officials is to work as a group to prioritize and articulate unsatisfied needs of their regions. Keep Reading
New features are a flood hazard map and a human consequence module, which will tabulate U.S. Census Bureau block population data and gridded nighttime and daytime population data from LandScan USA. Keep Reading
A disruption to the Marine Transportation System (MTS), natural or manmade, could have a devastating impact on America’s economy and national security. Keep Reading
The newer NVD technology demonstrated increased field of view and improved depth perception as well as significant clarity and resolution improvements. Keep Reading
The report blames budget uncertainty, "collateral damage of globalization" and China for weakening the U.S. manufacturing base. Keep Reading
Personnel evaluated how a combination of unmanned technology could be used to detect, identify and analyze possible oil spills without deploying assets. Keep Reading
Proposed solution is LocusMaps to let users receive information from CBP on how to better navigate the customs process while airports receive information allowing them to identify and analyze bottlenecks. Keep Reading
Three new research and development projects designed to improve the threat detection capabilities of current X-ray technologies for checked baggage systems. Keep Reading