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Safety

Last Updated: July 8, 2022 | Press Releases

S&T Awards Funds for Safety Monitoring Technology

DHS S&T announced a Phase 1 Other Transaction award to Sentinel Occupational Safety (Sentinel), to develop safety monitoring technology for DHS personnel.

Last Updated: February 23, 2022 | Site Page

Who We Are

The ​​​​Federal Protective Service (FPS) ensures safe and secure working environments for federal workers and visitors in approximately 9,500 federal facilities nationwide.

Last Updated: January 25, 2022 | Blog

Digital Ecosystems for Student Security, Safety, and Well-Being

Co-hosted with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) School Safety Task Force and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology (OET), the goal of this Digital Forum was to engage with the education sector, school safety stakeholders, civil society, and technology companies to amplify programs and platforms that help reduce risk factors to the radicalization to violence, ensure broad awareness of the threat of targeted violence and terrorism, and share innovative solutions for prevention.

Last Updated: June 29, 2021 | Press Releases

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.

Last Updated: June 2, 2021 | Site Page

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer

The Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) is responsible for the Department’s human capital program.

Last Updated: May 25, 2021 | Publication

S&T Safe Handling and Collection of Electronics Factsheet

The Science and Technology Directorate is currently working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to develop a downloadable application—Safe Handling and Collection of Electronics, or “SHAKE”—that provides users with information and techniques to safely collect drones from the field.

Last Updated: January 4, 2021 | Blog

Celebrating the Pursuit of Knowledge in the New Year

In honor of Trivia Day, take a moment and learn some fun facts about S&T.

Last Updated: December 21, 2020 | Blog

Good Riddance 2020

A special thank you to the staff of DHS S&T, our government, private sector, and academic partners, and those who have served on the front lines to keep our nation safe and healthy, and a toast to all the amazing things that 2021 will hopefully bring!

Last Updated: October 29, 2020 | Press Releases

Feature Article: How Does the Environment Impact COVID-19

S&T NBACC research finds that sunlight is the strongest environmental factor that inactivates COVID-19.

Last Updated: October 27, 2020 | Press Releases

Feature Article: S&T Launches New Initiative to Reduce Law Enforcement Driving Risks

S&T is engaging in a new initiative to assess and analyze the risks and problems associated with preventable law enforcement distracted driving incidents.