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Fact Sheets Collection

Short documents with information about a particular issue or topic.

  • Setting Standards for Drones in the First Responder Community Fact Sheet

    The UAS industry is expected to pass $80 billion in spending in the next decade. S&T coordinates tests and operational standards so first responders can make the best UAS acquisitions decisions.

  • DHS Civil Rights Evaluation Tool

    Entities selected to receive a grant, cooperative agreement, or other award of Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or one of its Components must complete the DHS Civil Rights Evaluation Tool and submit required data within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Notice of Award or, for State Administering Agencies, thirty (30) days from receipt of this form from DHS or its awarding component.

  • Next Generation First Responder Technology Integration Handbook Fact Sheet and Video

    To guide industry in development, design, test and integration of responder technologies, DHS S&T has created the NGFR Integration Handbook, which outlines a “plug-and-play,” standards-based environment that enables commercially-developed technologies to integrate with existing first responder infrastructure.

  • 2018 Charlottesville Regional Tabletop Exercise Registration Materials

    2018 Charlottesville Regional Tabletop Exercise Registration Materials

  • Air Based Technologies Fact Sheet

    The Air Based Technologies program is a multi-year effort within the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate that will improve the homeland security community’s awareness, understanding and utilization of airborne sensor systems and platforms for border security and public safety missions.

  • Arctic Communications and Technologies Fact Sheet

    The Arctic Communications and Technologies program is a multi-year effort within the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate  that will identify and evaluate appropriate terrestrial and space-based solutions to extend and enable U.S. Coast Guard operations in the Arctic.

  • Ground Based Technologies Fact Sheet

    The Ground Based Technologies program is a multi-year effort within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)  Science and Technology Directorate that will improve situational awareness of U.S. terrestrial borders between the ports of entry by pursuing technologies such as radars, imagers, and unattended ground sensors for use by DHS components.

  • Port and Coastal Surveillance Fact Sheet

    The Port and Coastal Surveillance program is a multi-year effort within the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate that will improve maritime situational awareness enabling rapid tactical response to maritime threats.

  • Port and Waterway Resiliency Fact Sheet

    The Port and Waterway Resiliency program is a multi-year effort within the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate  that will develop risk-based strategies to enhance the U.S. Coast Guard’s management of ports and waterways, including better ways to conduct health assessments, analyze the condition of ports and waterways, and support risk-based decision making.

  • About the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

    Read about how CRCL supports and shapes the work of DHS through its Divisions, Branches, and Sections.