IRD Strategic Plan Prepares DHS for Future Homeland Security Challenges
DHS released the first-ever department-wide Innovation, Research and Development (IRD) Strategic Plan, articulating key investment goals over the next seven fiscal years.
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DHS released the first-ever department-wide Innovation, Research and Development (IRD) Strategic Plan, articulating key investment goals over the next seven fiscal years.
Celebrating World Laboratory Day with an update on a new S&T and Department of Energy subject matter expert swap that will advance more than two decades of shared research goals.
An Institutional Review Board (IRB) is an objective third party tasked with protecting and managing risk to human subjects involved in research. TVTP grant programs that involve research require an IRB review. This document provides guidance to TVTP Grant Program participants by answering frequently asked questions about IRBs.
S&T and its counterparts from Finland commit to collaborate on shared research and development opportunities.
DHS S&T’s Plum Island Animal Disease Center Science Program’s disinfection and decontamination projects are a key component in responding to the threat of transboundary animal diseases (TADs). The goals of the disinfection and decontamination efforts are to prevent the introduction of TADs to North America, and provide tools to end users—first responders, veterinarians, the agriculture industry, decision-makers—to detect, mitigate, and decontaminate threats posed by TADs.
DHS S&T’s Plum Island Animal Disease Center Science Program’s Food, Agriculture, and Veterinary Defense (FAV-D) project coordinates research and development initiatives based on DHS component requirements. The primary goal of the FAV-D project is to prevent, protect, mitigate, and respond to the intentional or natural introduction of high-consequence transboundary animal diseases affecting food and agriculture.
Classical swine fever (CSF) is a trade-restricting, contagious, viral disease affecting domestic and wild swine, which was eradicated from the U.S. in 1978. While it is not a threat to human health, a CSF outbreak would significantly affect our economy, disrupting agriculture markets and pork exports. The Plum Island Animal Disease Center is one of the few facilities within the U.S. that is permitted to utilize live CSF virus as part of its scientific activities.
DHS S&T announces the selection of The University of Alaska to lead a consortium of U.S. academic institutions and other partners for the new ADAC-ARCTIC Center of Excellence (COE) for Homeland Security in the Arctic.
DHS S&T’s PIADC Science Program specializes in conducting pivotal scientific studies in direct support of transitioning transboundary animal disease (TAD) vaccine candidates. Vaccine development projects conducted by the DHS PIADC Science Program are essential for protecting U.S. food and agriculture and are a vital tool in addressing the threat of TADs.
DHS S&T's Plum Island Animal Disease Center Science Program conducts critical scientific studies that support the development of diagnostic tests for transboundary animal diseases. From fiscal year 2018–present, DHS S&T has invested more than $2.5M to test and evaluate diagnostic devices for transboundary animal diseases.