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Delivering Tools to Prepare the Coast Guard for a Bioagent Incident

S&T and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have joined forces to help the U.S. Coast Guard—and soon potentially state and local governments as well—respond to a biological attack. After seven years (and several tools, best practices, and resources released), a final tabletop exercise brings this collaboration to a close.

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FACT SHEET AND REPORT: DHS Advances Efforts to Reduce the Risks at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Threats

DHS submitted a full report and a fact sheet of selected findings from the AI CBRN Report to the President in response to Executive Order (E.O.) 14110 on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.

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Biological Threat Characterization Fact Sheet

Biological Threat Characterization develops and maintains scientifically robust capabilities across the biodefense spectrum.  These capabilities inform national homeland defense activities to prevent, respond to, and recover from a biological attack on the homeland.

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Speed up the Cleanup

Guest Dr. Don Bansleben, a program manager at S&T specializing in chemical and biological threat detection, talks about the current work S&T is doing with U.S. government partners to prepare for these scenarios.

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Feature Article: Tracing the Path of Pathogens after Rain

DHS S&T and EPA joined forces for a Stormwater Tracer Study to help the Coast Guard locate pathogenic spores after rains and decontaminate the sites.

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S&T Seeks Innovative Tech to Defend Against Chemical and Biological Threats

DHS S&T released an RFI encouraging chemical and biological defense companies to bring their innovative technologies for test and evaluation in the Chemical and Biological Advanced Capability Testbed (CBT) in the New York City Subway system.

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S&T Chemical and Biological Detection Fact Sheet

The threat of chemical and biological attacks poses a major threat to the nation’s population, infrastructure, economy, and security. The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) partners with authorities nationwide to address needs through technological innovation and research, and equips officials with the resources and information they need to identify, prevent and/or respond to the threat of chemical releases and catastrophic diseases.

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News Release: DHS Seeks Technology Information from Other Federal Agencies SBIR/STTRs Initiatives

DHS SBIR Program is seeking information in three topic areas to support DHS Component technology needs.

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Feature Article: NYC Subway Sensors Could Warn Early for Chem/Bio Threats

S&T's is working on cost-effective technologies to detect chemical and biological threats inside a subway environment.

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News Release: DHS S&T SVIP Awards Funding to Monitor Current and Future Biological Threats

To develop capabilities to monitor the current COVID-19 pandemic and other future biological events, DHS S&T has awarded $199,648 to Mesur.io Inc., for analysis and reporting of outbreak-related data.