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MOU Among the Government of Canada, the Government of the Republic of Finland, and the Government of the United States of America Regarding a Trilateral Framework for the Production of Arctic and Polar Icebreakers and other Capabilities

This MOU outlines the Participants' mutually developed framework to enhance their collective capacity to design, produce, and maintain arctic and polar icebreakers, as well as other capabilities, by collectively increasing information exchange, industrial collaboration, and operational know-how.

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ICE Pact

The DHS Supply Chain Resilience Center (SCRC) serves as the United States’ National Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) Pact Coordinator.

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Feature Article: How Investments in International Relationships Pay Off

S&T maintains strong individual relationships with its bilateral partners—Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

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Data Security Business Advisory

This Advisory describes the data-related risks American businesses face as a result of the actions of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and outlines steps that businesses can take to mitigate these risks. Businesses expose themselves and their customers to heightened risk when they share sensitive data with firms located in the PRC, or use equipment and software developed by firms with an ownership nexus in the PRC, as well as with firms that have PRC citizens in key leadership and security-focused roles (together, “PRC firms”). Due to PRC legal regimes and known PRC data collection practices, this is particularly true for data service providers and data infrastructure.

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Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory

Businesses with potential exposure in their supply chain to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) or to facilities outside Xinjiang that use labor or goods from Xinjiang should be aware of the reputational, economic, and legal risks of involvement with entities that engage in human rights abuses, including but not limited to forced labor in the manufacture of goods intended for domestic and international distribution. In order to mitigate reputational, economic, legal, and other risks, businesses should apply industry human rights due diligence policies and procedures to address risks.

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Israel & US: A Unique Partnership in Science, Technology and Business

With its multiple projects and thanks to its partnership with the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation, S&T actively collaborates with Israel.

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S&T International effort helps bolster Polar Icebreaker fleet Fact Sheet

The United States Coast Guard heavy polar icebreaking fleet includes two 399-foot heavy icebreakers.

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Office of International Affairs

The Office of International Affairs (OIA) accomplishes the homeland security mission through direct engagement with key international partners outside of the Western Hemisphere, represents DHS in U.S.

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S&T FRG CAUSE II Joint Report

The goal of the joint Action Plan is to build upon the existing perimeter approach to security and economic competitiveness and thereby lead to security enhancements and an accelerated flow of people, goods and services.

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Written testimony of USCG for a joint House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation and House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border & Maritime Security hearing titled “Prevention of Smuggling at U.S. Ports”

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Deputy Commandant for Operations Policy & Capabilities Rear Admiral Linda Fagan addresses layered border security and smuggling in U.S. ports.