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Hello.

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My name is Dusty Lang

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and I work for the DHS Small Business
Innovation Research Program,

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and I have the opportunity to work for the
best program in the federal government.

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The SBIR program is a great program
and allows me to work

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with small businesses that have creative,
enthusiastic innovators

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in a symbiotic way.

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We're able to partner

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with small businesses
to bring their innovative ideas to life.

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These small businesses
are in your communities

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and their impact is important
not only to us at DHS,

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but also to our global economic security.

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I really love working
with very small businesses. The

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the ability
that they have to be innovative,

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the drive that they have is amazing,
and just the

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the potential that that is there for
their future is really exciting.

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The SBIR program is really

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one of the best ways that a small business

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can start their engagement
with the federal government.

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The program is a set aside
for small businesses

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and allows them to really be able
to highlight their innovation

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and their willingness to take some risks
and really push the envelope for science.

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One of the things that small businesses
should be aware of

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is that by partnering
with the DHS SBIR program,

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you are really taking that opportunity

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to provide an impact to homeland security.

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So this is a great way for them to get
started with the federal government.

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Our website address is SBIR
dot DHS dot gov.

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There's some videos there
you can click on those

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and get to the whole channel
of the Deconstructing SBIR webinar series.

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You can also email us at STSBIR dot

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program at HQ dot DHS dot gov.

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On behalf of the DHS SBIR program,
thank you for all that you do.

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It's really been a privilege to be able
to work with so many small businesses

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that are really passionate
about being able to help

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DHS with their mission
needs and protecting the homeland.

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