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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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Most Counter-UAS systems are still legally prohibited from operating in the national airspace, however, DHS and the Department of Justice are seeking new legal authorities from Congress to use this evolving technology as part of certain missions.
Aerospace

Countering Unmanned Aerial Systems in Urban Environs (Learn More, Video)

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The USCG is testing eco-friendly replacements to the current ‘sinker’ buoy mooring system which uses concrete anchors, and heavy metal chains and causes significant damage to seagrasses, seaweeds and corals in the benthic zone of the seafloor. (Courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard)
Disaster Prevention

Coast Guard Develops & Tests New Eco-Friendly Buoy Moorings (Video)

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The DHS Science and Technology Directorate is developing advanced forensic tools and techniques that help DHS Homeland Security Investigations rescue exploited children, track down child pornographers, and obtain convictions against child molesters worldwide.
Crisis Responders

DHS S&T & HSI Collaborate to Save Children from Abuse &...

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