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Crisis Responders

S&T National Cooling Solutions Prize Challenge for American Innovators

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Unknown or unexpected contact with a synthetic opioid such as fentanyl or a related compound presents a safety hazard for first responders if they are not prepared with the proper protective equipment (PPE). Reliable detection is one way the DHS S&T is working to protect the nation’s first responders as they deal with the crisis on the front lines, and standards play a key role in ensuring the integrity of such vital detection equipment.
Campus Security

Protecting First Responders with New Fentanyl Detection Standards

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The goal is to identify any pattern of behavior that consistently produces positive outcomes, such as lower levels of officer force, reduced citizen resistance levels, and increased citizen compliance and cooperation
Campus Security

De-Escalating Conflict in Law Enforcement Encounters

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DHS S&T has developed a new accessory arm as part of the Upgrade Explosives Ordnance Disposal Robot Project, a joint venture between S&T, Israel’s Ministry of Public Security (MOPS) and the Israel National Police Bomb Disposal Division (INPBDD). (Courtesy of DHS S&T)
Crisis Responders

Robot Arm Provides S&T Enhanced Capabilities & Precise Manipulation

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Towards the end of Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, two homemade pressure cooker bombs detonated 14 seconds and 210 yards (190 m) apart at 2:49 p.m., near the finish line of the race, killing 3 people and injuring several hundred others, including 16 who lost limbs. (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Crisis Responders

New ReVJeT a Critical Breakthrough for Bomb Squads to Disarm IEDs

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The lead investigator, National Transportation and Safety Board member Jennifer Homendy, probing the Conception boat fire disaster expressed concerns about the ability of passengers to escape in an emergency after she and her team toured a similar vessel in Santa Barbara Harbor on Wednesday. Homendy she was “taken aback” by the size of the emergency hatch when she toured the Vision — an 80-foot sister vessel to the Conception. (Courtesy of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department)
Access Control & Identification

Rapid DNA Critical in IDing Tragic Boat Fire Victims (See How,...

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The ranking system used to determine the top 25 most dangerous software errors was based on a formula that accounted for prevalence and severity. Weaknesses that are both common and can cause significant harm received a high score, while issues that are rarely exploited or have a low impact were filtered out. (Courtesy of DHS S&T)
Corporate Facilities

Top 25 Most Dangerous CWE Software Errors, DHS S&T and Mitre

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As Flight 63 was flying over the Atlantic Ocean, Richard Reid — an Islamic fundamentalist from the United Kingdom, and self-proclaimed Al-Qaeda operative — carried shoes that were packed with two types of explosives. He had been refused permission to board the flight the day before. (Courtesy of YouTube)
Airports/Aviation

DHS S&T Shoe Scanner Technology Aims to Improve Airport Security

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DHS S&T has dedicated a multiyear program to address GPS vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, with a multi-pronged approach to conduct vulnerability and impact assessments, develop mitigations, explore complementary timing technologies and engage with industry through outreach meetings and events.
Critical Infrastructure

DHS S&T on GPS Vulnerabilities & Developing Critical Infrastructure Plan

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We know that violence occurs in schools & that you are going to have aggressive behavior & situations that don’t necessarily involve gun violence but that involve some other response that needs to occur, explains Dr. Amy Klinger. “EDGE gives educators an opportunity to immerse themselves in it, make decisions, analyze those decisions and think ‘OK, what would I have done differently?’ And then you can do it differently. As opposed to a one-time training, where you think ‘I wish I had done this.’”
Campus Security

Free Virtual Training Gives First Responders & School Staff, Educators an...

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