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Last Updated: March 29, 2022 | Press Releases

Feature Article: Implementing Mobile Driver’s Licenses: Not as Easy as You Think

With the collaborative project involving S&T, NIST, and TSA, physical driver’s license holders may soon be able to apply for Mobile Driver’s Licenses (mDLs) stored on smartphones.

Last Updated: December 10, 2019 | Press Releases

Snapshot: Rapid DNA Identifies Conception Boat Fire Victims

DHS sought a technology that can quickly analyze DNA to verify family relationships (kinship) and identify victims of mass casualty events and human trafficking.

Last Updated: April 23, 2019 | Press Releases

Snapshot: S&T’s Rapid DNA Technology Identified Victims of California Wildfire

Funded in part by DHS S&T, Rapid DNA technology, positively identified 85 percent of the victims in the aftermath of the Camp Fire wildfire.