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Last Updated: November 10, 2022 | Press Releases

S&T Awards Funds for Developing Anomaly Detection Systems for Securing Soft Targets

DHS S&T announced a Phase 1 Other Transaction award to customize its commercial artificial intelligence solution and create an adaptable anomaly detection system to secure soft targets.

Last Updated: August 23, 2022 | Press Releases

S&T SVIP Awards Funds to Volt Athletics for Physical Well-Being AI Software

DHS S&T announced a Phase 1 Other Transaction award to Volt Athletics, Inc. to further develop its Artificial Intelligence powered software system, “Volt,” that will help the DHS workforce improve its overall health and wellness, especially for personnel who operate in high-stress and dangerous conditions.

Last Updated: August 17, 2022 | Site Page

AI Use Case Inventory

Pursuant to Executive Order 13960 Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government, Federal agencies are required to create and make publicly available an inventory of non-classified and non-sensitive Artificial Intelligence (AI) use cases, to the extent practicable and in accordance with applicable law and policy.

Last Updated: May 9, 2022 | Press Releases

Feature Article: S&T Tech Leads to Children Rescued and Traffickers Arrested

S&T has teamed up with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and others to develop the enhanced analytic platforms, tools, and capabilities required to countering human trafficking across the country and around the world. 

Last Updated: December 21, 2021 | Press Releases

News Release: DHS Opens SBIR Solicitation for Proposal Submissions

DHS SBIR 22.1 Solicitation is now open for U.S. small businesses to submit research proposals for a broad range of 11 homeland security technology needs.

Last Updated: November 16, 2021 | Press Releases

Feature Article: A Secure Environment to Create the Future of Cybersecurity Solutions

S&T and CISA are partnering to develop Cybersecurity Laboratory to promote research, collaboration, and testing. 

Last Updated: November 4, 2021 | Site Page

Day 3 | Border & Maritime Security and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

Admiral Douglas Schofield, Assistant Commandant for Acquisition & Chief Acquisition Officer, United States Coast Guard (USCG) provided a keynote, and seven SVIP startups demonstrated their technologies, followed by an AI, Society's Collective Approach to Getting It Right panel discussion.

Last Updated: July 30, 2021 | Press Releases

News Release: DHS S&T Releases Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Strategic Plan

Plan identifies research S&T will conduct to understand the opportunities and risks that accompany the rapidly changing AI/ML technology landscape and its impacts to DHS missions.

Last Updated: July 30, 2021 | Publication

S&T Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Strategic Plan

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) presents goals that will enable S&T to conduct Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) research, development, test, and evaluation activities to support DHS mission needs, and to advise stakeholders on developments in AI/ML and the associated opportunities and risks.

Last Updated: June 25, 2021 | Press Releases

News Release: DHS Awards Small Businesses to Develop Machine Learning for Detection Technologies

DHS SBIR Program recently awarded funding to two small businesses to develop non-contact, inexpensive machine learning training and classification technologies.