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On the Road Again: Alerting First Responders and Drivers of Oncoming Roadway Hazards
DHS S&T's Automated Driver and Responder Alert System aims to drastically reduce the number of first responders killed or severely injured when they are struck by vehicles that fail to slow down or avoid incident scenes.
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Snapshot: S&T Tests Face, Iris Systems at Biometric Tech Rally
Balancing speed and security at checkpoints, like airports, is essential to ensuring safe, reliable travel. Many of these checkpoints are increasingly using biometric technology to improve speed and reliability. While recent improvements in biometrics have lowered failure to match rates, many systems fail to quickly acquire biometric information in the first place.DHS S&T's first Biometric Technology Rally aimed to eliminate these obstacles by testing face and face/iris recognition systems.
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Snapshot: S&T’s Prepaid Card Reader’s Upgrades Make it Faster and Cheaper
Using the ERAD Prepaid Card Reader, law enforcement officials can swipe cards and put a temporary hold on the funds until a full investigation may be completed. The upgrade will allow even more agencies to take advantage of the technology.