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The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has partnered with the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to conduct a nine-month field test to evaluate the use of new technologies for public safety operations.

Biodefense technology provider Zeteo Tech has received a potential $6.5M contract from the Department of Homeland Security to develop and test a prototype mass spectrometer that can detect aerosolized biological threats in real time. 

Ensco has received a $2.9M contract from the Department of Homeland Security to extend the development of a two-tiered biological hazard detection system for buildings and high-occupancy facilities.

The Department of Homeland Security is seeking potential partners from industry, academia, laboratories and other organizations to help the agency build new technologies for first responders in the country. 

Kryptowire and a research institute led by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign won the 2019 Bang for the Buck Award from the Department of Homeland Security's science and technology directorate for jointly developing an automated system to detect prepositioned cyber threats.

The Department of Homeland Security's science and technology directorate will host a three-day cybersecurity event that will kick off on March 18 in Washington, D.C. The 2019 S&T Cybersecurity and Innovation Showcase will allow technology professionals, government and industry stakeholders to view over 130 presentations on federally funded cyber research-and-development initiatives valued at $250M combined, DHS said Monday.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has launched an Opioid Detection Challenge that seeks to terminate the flow of opioid into the U.S. without affecting the transport of mail.

Applied Visions' Secure Decisions business has released a technology designed to automate the process of identifying exploitable vulnerabilities in a web-based application.

The Department of Homeland Security is soliciting for a number of small business innovation research projects in support of its Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office and Science and Technology Directorate. Interested small businesses may submit proposals over the solicitation period that will run through Feb. 12, 2019, DHS said Friday.

The Department of Homeland Security has announced the topics for the 19.1 pre-solicitation under the department’s Small Business Innovation Research program. The pre-solicitation covers eight planned topics for DHS Science and Technology Directorate projects and two subject areas that support the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office’s missions, DHS S&T …

The Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate and industry will conduct an operational experimentation from Dec. 4 to 5 in Houston to assess technology platforms used by first responders. DHS said Tuesday it will work with 13 Houston-based public safety agencies and commercial partners to evaluate systems through the …

The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate will host a live Facebook Tech Talk on May 29 to initiate a discussion on a program designed to commercialize technologies that stem from  government-funded projects. DHS announced that it will present how the Transition to Practice program is accelerating the …

iProov has received a task from the Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate to help streamline the process of identifying travelers at unmanned U.S. borders. The London-based company said Monday it will integrate its spoof-detecting offering with existing systems of the Customs and Border Protection that would enable …

The Department of Homeland Security science and technology directorate has awarded a $194,000 contract under the Financial Services Cyber Security Active Defense program to NexiTech for the company’s cybersecurity technology. FSCSAD is part of S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program other transaction solicitation authority, which funds nontraditional companies to develop products that address threats against homeland security …

The Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute has received a $640,000 contract from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate to conduct research work on prepositioned cyber threats in mobile devices. CIRI, a DHS S&T Center of Excellence, will establish a framework for mobile device operating systems that can help automatically determine …