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  • News Release: DHS Awards Colorado Small Business to Develop On-Body Power Module

    DHS S&T awarded $1 million to Colorado-based small business TDA Research, Inc. to develop a power module that would service all of the current and emerging requirements of on-body devices for first responders through the DHS SBIR Program, administered by DHS S&T.

  • Feature Article: S&T TSL Evaluates Artificial Intelligence

    DHS S&T's TSL is evaluating artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) capabilities that have the potential to improve TSA’s ability to better protect our air transportation system and everyone that relies on it.

  • News Release: ST New Prize Competition for User Interface for Digital Wallets

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is calling upon innovators to design a better user interface (UI) for digital wallets. DHS’s new prize competition is for better Trusted UI for Digital Wallets with a total prize purse of $25,000. The winning designs will be easy-to-use, trustworthy and improve the overall user experience and management of digital wallet-based credentials.

  • News Release: ST Seeks Explosives Trace Detectors

    Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) released a request for information on handheld, portable, and desktop explosives trace detectors (ETDs) that can analyze wipe samples collected from surfaces of packages, baggage, automobiles, or other objects

  • September is National Preparedness Month 2020

    U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) strives to stay at the leading edge of innovative solutions to challenging technical problems. Using this year’s National Preparedness Month weekly themes as a guide, I’d like to take the opportunity to highlight some S&T programs worthy of a merit badge for the contributions they’ve made to our nation’s preparedness.

  • Feature Article Firstaid Severe Trauma FAST online trainings

    More than 250 high school teachers were recently certified to become provisional instructors for the First Aid for Severe Trauma (FAST)TM program, which trains high school students to stop bleeding and treat injuries before first responders arrive to an incident.

  • Press Release: DHS to Support Machine Learning Development for Airport Security

    Synthetik Applied Technologies was awarded funding to develop machine learning training data that simulates human travelers and baggage object models to support machine learning algorithms.

  • News Release: DHS Funds Research to Model Compound Flood Events

    Deltares will develop a community-oriented, flood hazard modeling process using open source data, models and software.

  • Feature Article: S&T Transitions ETD Technology to DARPA

    DHS S&T transitioned technology to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that is representative of S&T’s deep body of work in cataloging, detecting and thwarting explosive threats.

  • Feature Article: B4PS App Allows Seamless Frontline Communication

    Bridge 4 Public Safety is a free app to that allows for interoperable, secure collaboration and communication during response efforts.

Last Updated: 05/16/2022
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