Protecting Food from the Farm to Our Plates
S&T collaborates with DHS experts to ensure that the food we eat and our agricultural supply are safe.
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Research And Development
DHS-Funded Security Technology Licensed for Commercialization
S&T is pushing the boundaries of technology, architecture, and industry partnerships to meet TSA’s current and future challenges and improve the screening experience for both travelers and screeners.
Read moreTennessee-Based Veteran-Owned Start-Up to Develop New COVID-19 Screening Method
DHS S&T awarded $199,653 in Phase 1 funding to Farmspace Systems, LLC, a veteran-owned start-up based in Alamo, Tenn., to enhance its COVID Finder technology, a non-thermal detection COVID-19 screening method.
Read moreDHS Partners with DWX to Advance Homeland Security Solutions
To keep pace with rapidly emerging technologies, DHS S&T is partnering with DEFENSEWERX (DWX), a nonprofit organization focused on cultivating ecosystems that enable the acceleration of innovative solutions to benefit the nation.
Read moreResearch Indicates Environment is Unlikely to Affect Transmissibility of SARS-COV-2 Variants
The deactivating effects of heat and sunlight on SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are consistent across different variants of the virus, according to new research from DHS S&T.
Read moreDHS S&T SVIP Awards Funding to Monitor Current and Future Biological Threats
To develop capabilities to monitor the current COVID-19 pandemic and other future biological events, DHS S&T has awarded $199,648 to Mesur.io Inc., for analysis and reporting of outbreak-related data.
Read moreDOE Awards $110 Million to Small Businesses Pursuing Scientific, Clean Energy, and Climate Solutions
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced awards totaling $110 million for diverse small businesses working on scientific, clean energy, and climate solutions for the American people.
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Reusable respirator could ease COVID-19 medical mask shortages
Medical professionals struggling with persistent shortages of N95 masks might soon get relief from a Sandia National Laboratories invention — a comfortable, reusable, sterilizable respirator that could ease demand during current or future health crises.
Read moreS&T Partnership Enhances Public Safety Spectrum Efficiency, Improves Interoperability
S&T’s work with APCO and NRPC is an ongoing effort that has helped enhance public safety communication capabilities; through this partnership, S&T will continue to support CAPRAD improvements to improve spectrum licensing efforts and training for public safety.
Read moreUniversity of Washington to Help DHS Develop COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing App Testing Criteria
DHS S&T awarded $959,305 to the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington (UW-APL) to bring together a group of experts and trusted entities to develop digital contact tracing (DCT) application (app) testing criteria.
Read moreGrand-Prize Winner Announced in Digital Wallets Challenge
DHS S&T today announced that Dignari, a woman-owned small business from Alexandria, Virginia as the grand-prize winner of the Digital Wallets Challenge.
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Rare open-access quantum computer now operational
A new Department of Energy open-access quantum computing testbed is ready for the public. Scientists from Indiana University recently became the first team to begin using Sandia National Laboratories’ Quantum Scientific Computing Open User Testbed, or QSCOUT.
Read moreDHS Partners with Harvard University to Support Blue Campaign
DHS S&T awarded $775,000 to the Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health to conduct research and evaluate the impact of the Department’s Blue Campaign.
Read moreDHS Awards More Than $2.8 Million in Scientific Leadership Award Grants to Five Minority Serving Institutions
DHS S&T announces today the recipients of Scientific Leadership Awards who will partner with S&T-supported COE to develop Homeland Security (HS) course content and creatively engage students and faculty in research relevant to the complex challenges faced by DHS and the Homeland Security Enterprise.
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QuickRoute Navigation App Now Available for First Responders
DHS S&T is announcing that the QuickRoute app is available for responders to download.
Read moreDHS Publishes Free Resources to Protect Critical Infrastructure From GPS Spoofing
DHS S&T announced today it has published the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Integrity Library and Epsilon Algorithm Suite to protect against Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) spoofing, or deceiving a Global Positioning System (GPS) device through false signals.
Read moreS&T Awards Minority Serving Institutions $446K for Summer Research Projects
DHS S&T announced today that nine faculty members from S&T’s OUP Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) program have been selected to receive a total of $446,200 in funding to continue their Summer Research Team (SRT) program for research projects at several DHS S&T Centers of Excellence (COE).
Read moreDHS Announces Seven R&D Awards to Help Secure Nation’s Mobile Network Infrastructure
DHS S&T and CISA are jointly announcing the inaugural research and development (R&D) awards for the newly-launched Secure and Resilient Mobile Network Infrastructure (SRMNI) project.
Read moreS&T Releases New Information Resource to Address African Swine Fever Proactively
S&T released today the ASF Master Question List (MQL), a comprehensive resource that provides an up-to-date authoritative summary of publicly available information about the virus to promote coordinated research and improved emergency response preparedness.
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NYC Initiatives are a Model for Safeguarding the Nation’s Public Transit Systems
DHS S&T has partnered with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City to study how simulated coronavirus aerosols travel through buses and train cars to inform disinfection and other virus mitigation methods.
Read moreDHS S&T Awards $198,600 to Develop Security and Privacy Testing of COVID-19 Contract Tracing Apps
DHS S&T has awarded $198,600 to AppCensus, a start-up based in El Cerrito, California, to develop testing and validation services for digital contact tracing applications.
Read moreS&T Collaborates with Federal Partners to Improve Air Domain Awareness at the Northern Border
The capability to detect, track, and identify aerial-based threats is more commonly known as air domain awareness.
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FAU Video Technology Inventions Acquired by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
From YouTube to Netflix to Zoom, video compression technology is critical for streaming video applications to generate high-quality video. A novel, patent-pending video compression technology developed at FAU was recently acquired by Japanese industry giant Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. FAU’s research and development of enhanced video compression techniques are related to the new generation of video coding standard called “Versatile Video Coding” (VVC) or H. 266.
Read moreDHS Awards $1.5M to Small Business for First Responder Emergency Alerts Technology Development
DHS S&T today announced it awarded more than $1.5 million to develop an Alerts, Warnings, and Notifications (AWN) Guidance Tool.
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S&T Joins Coalition Seeking to ‘Flush’ out COVID-19 in Wastewater
S&T is working with NIST and the University of Louisville to develop guidelines to standardize Wastewater-Based Epidemiology testing methods nationwide.
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Advanced materials in a snap
A research team at Sandia National Laboratories has successfully used machine learning — computer algorithms that improve themselves by learning patterns in data — to complete cumbersome materials science calculations more than 40,000 times faster than normal.
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DHS S&T Publishes the Resilient PNT Conformance Framework
DHS S&T published the Resilient Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Conformance Framework today. PNT services, such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), is a national critical function that enables many applications within the critical infrastructure sectors.
Read moreDHS Partners with NYSTEC to Advance Homeland Security Solutions
DHS S&T is partnering with the non-profit NYSTEC to leverage its extensive public safety network of state and local law enforcement and transit authorities within the Northeast Region of the United States.
Read moreDHS Partners with RTI to Advance Homeland Security Solutions
DHS S&T is partnering with non-profit RTI International (RTI) to tap into its existing relationships with Southeast Region of the United States technology-based economic organizations, start-up accelerators, and industry.
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Identity Verification During the Age of COVID-19
S&T’s Biometric Technology Rally focused on the ability of acquisition systems and matching algorithms to recognize travelers without asking them to remove their masks, thereby reducing risk for frontline workers.
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Baylor Scott & White Health announces new affiliations with Baylor College of Medicine and Texas A&M University to further expand the pipeline of exceptional clinical talent for Texas
Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, today announces two separate academic affiliations: a new affiliation with Baylor College of Medicine and an expanded affiliation with their long-time partner Texas A&M University. Both alliances are aimed at training future clinicians and developing programs that advance high-quality care and healthcare innovation.
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Journal Highlights Groundbreaking S&T Research on Chlorine Spread
CSAC’s Jack Rabbit project research findings to be published in special edition of the prestigious peer-reviewed Journal of Atmospheric Environment.
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Upcoming S&T Guidance Will Improve Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Framework will improve critical infrastructure’s ability to prevent, respond, and recover from GPS disruptions.
Read moreDHS S&T Awards IPROOV $198K to Pilot Genuine Presence Detection and Anti-Spoofing Capability
DHS S&T awarded $198K in phase 4 funding to iProov Ltd., of London, England, to test and pilot its solution, developed over the first three SVIP project phases, in a full-scale CBP operational environment.
Read moreS&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.
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Disaster Preparedness in the Palm of Your Hand
Two CUSEC apps help emergency managers prepare for and recover from disasters like earthquakes. Both are free and available for use via the S&T-supported Regional Information Sharing Platform.
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Fellow at Sandia Labs appointed to national quantum computing advisory committee
— Sandia National Laboratories Fellow Gil Herrera has been appointed to the newly established U.S. National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee.
Read moreDHS S&T Silicon Valley Innovation Program Makes New Phase 1 Awards to a Global Cohort of Five Blockchain Companies
Awards support DHS efforts in utilizing blockchain and distributed ledger technology to prevent forgery and counterfeiting of certificates and licenses.
Read moreDHS Recognizes DOI Lab to Perform Rigorous P25 CAP Testing
DHS S&T’s partnership with DOI addresses critical need to conduct ISSI and CSSI conformance testing.
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Protecting Device Software from Zero-Day Attacks with TrustMS
DHS S&T collaborates with Intelligent Automation, Inc., to develop system that protects operating systems and apps on embedded platforms against cyberattacks.
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Baylor Scott & White Health Enrolls First Patients in the World in Trial for Inhaled Remdesivir
Earlier this month, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute enrolled the first four patients in the world on Gilead’s new clinical trial involving an investigational inhaled solution of remdesivir (NCT04539262). This is Gilead’s first trial in COVID-19 patients examining the safety and efficacy of an inhaled solution of the drug in an outpatient setting. The study of an inhaled solution asks whether this mode of delivery can help reduce the amount of virus from the airways earlier.
Read moreSecuring Our Future Now: DHS S&T Offers “Responding to Disasters During a Crisis” Webinar
DHS S&T is convening a diverse group of public-private partners to present, Clearing the Path: Responding to Disasters During a Crisis, a virtual discussion for National Preparedness Month.
Read moreDHS S&T Provides Critical Chemical Hazard Support as Gulf Coast Braces for Major Storm
With Hurricane Sally expected to make landfall on Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC) is providing critical chemical hazard support.
Read moreDHS Awards $1M to Colorado Small Business to Develop On-Body Power Module for First Responders
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.
Read moreS&T Releases Solicitation to Address Emerging Covid-19 Response Needs and Mitigation
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, DHS S&T is seeking groundbreaking solutions to address current and future operational needs.
Read morePreparing State and Local Leaders for an Explosive Attack
S&T’s CSAC is developing a modeling tool called Homeland Explosive Consequence and Threat (HExCAT) that estimates the hazard and related human health consequences from thousands of plausible scenarios.
Read moreTackling COVID-19 with Optimism and Ingenuity
Joe Stetter is an optimist, inventor, entrepreneur, and owner of two small businesses that stayed open through the lockdown. KWJ Engineering and Spec Sensors manufacture essential health and safety sensors with medical and industrial applications. In our series, The ECS Community Adapts and Advances, Joe shares the challenges of doing business “not as usual”, and reports on a research collaboration he mobilized to improve PPE sterilization for COVID-19 frontline workers.
Read moreDHS Selects George Washington University to Pilot New Center of Excellence in Security Technology Transition
DHS S&T announced today the selection of The George Washington University to lead a new COE that will deliver a pilot Master of Business Administration program focused on security technology transition from federal research and development to operational use.
Read moreDHS S&T Seeks Partners for First Responders Technology R&D
DHS S&T announced today it is seeking new technologies for first responders.
Read moreDHS S&T Develops DIY Method to Decontaminate Masks with a Multicooker
Researchers with the DHS S&T developed a do-it-yourself solution to decontaminate personal protective equipment (PPE) using a programmable multicooker.
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