Fact Sheets Collection
Short documents with information about a particular issue or topic.
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Wildland Firefighter Respirator Fact Sheet
Wildland firefighters need a small, lightweight respirator that is easy to don and doff. Under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate's (S&T) Wildland Firefighter Respirator project, TDA Research is developing such a respirator capable of removing airborne hazards in the wildland firefighting operating environment.
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The CIS Ombudsman's Webinar Series: Interagency Engagement on International Student Issues
Publication page for materials for Interagency Webinar on International Student Issues
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Richmond Counter-UAS Testbed Fact Sheet
To establish organizational processes and identify which C-UAS systems DHS components should purchase, DHS has established multiple testbeds that represent a wide range of operational environments. Richmond, Virginia, was chosen as a testbed due to its dense urban terrain and environment, which can present technological challenges to C-UAS systems. Additionally, existing state and city programs, such as Virginia’s Department of Aviation’s (DOAV’s) work in drone traffic management, make Richmond an ideal DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) testbed location.
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Critical Infrastructure Security & Resilience Research (CISRR) Fact Sheet
Critical Infrastructure (CI) consists of the physical and cyber systems and assets that are so vital to the United States that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on our physical or economic security or public health or safety. The nation's CI provides the essential services that underpin American society.
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Tip Sheet: When to Contact a USCIS Lockbox
The CIS Ombudsman has worked with USCIS on the following tip sheet on when and how to contact a USCIS Lockbox.
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Explosives Threat Detection Fact Sheet
After the destruction of Pan American World Airways Flight 103 in 1988, the government established the Commercial Aircraft Vulnerability and Mitigation (CAVM) program to address terrorist-based internal aircraft explosive threats. In 2006, the program transferred to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), with program execution supported by subject matter experts from S&T’s Transportation Security Laboratory.
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REDDI - Regional Explosives Detection Dog Initiative Fact Sheet and Video
The Regional Explosives Detection Dog Initiative (REDDI) is a series of regionally-based events for detection canine teams in the law enforcement community.
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FY22 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Notice of Funding Opportunity and Fact Sheets
The TVTP Grant Program seeks to support the development of local prevention programs and online prevention capabilities. The objectives of the TVTP Grant Program align with the objectives of developing local prevention frameworks.
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National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) Fact Sheet
The National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) is a federal laboratory organized within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). Building upon its proud history since 1947, NUSTL provides the national first responder community with the necessary services, products and tools to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to and recover from homeland security threats and events.
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Internet of Things (IoT): Low-Cost Flood Inundation Sensors Fact Sheet
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate is working with small business partners to design, develop and test a network of inexpensive, deployable flood inundation sensors.