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Geospatial Tradecraft

Resources and training to help agencies at all levels of government increase their geospatial capabilities and capacity to support homeland security and national preparedness

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Geospatial Policy and Governance

Serving as the DHS Geospatial Information Officer to provide leadership, strategic direction, and oversight for geospatial data, technology, and standards

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Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD)

High-quality geospatial data for all critical infrastructure sectors at the national level, available to support homeland security, national preparedness, research, and other users

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DHS Common Operating Picture (COP)

Providing strategic-level situational awareness of incidents and events of interest to the Homeland Security Enterprise

 

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Geospatial Information Infrastructure (GII)

A shared platform providing homeland security users with trusted geospatial data, map services, and geospatial applications

 

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GMO Mission

Enhancing DHS missions and operations through geospatial capabilities, data, coordination, support, and guidance

 

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Geospatial Management Office (GMO)

Lead agency for DHS geospatial programs, policy, governance, and tradecraft, including geospatial data, GIS, and geospatial applications

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DHS SBIR Success Story - Ouokka, INC.

This success story highlights the DHS SBIR company Ouokka, INC., of McLean, Virginia, which developed SAFARI, making it possible to identify firmware vulnerabilities at a large scale by automatically testing the security of mobile and IoT firmware and applications to the highest of government and industry software assurance standards.

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Why We Conference and Where We’ll Be

As I prepare to give remarks at the 2023 National Homeland Security Conference (NHSC) in Chicago this week, I can’t help but take a moment to reflect on the Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) important mission and the role we play in the broader homeland security community.

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DHS SBIR Success Story “Protecting Networks with Cyber Threat Intelligence Enforcement”

DHS SBIR Program is committed to identifying promising small businesses and innovative approaches to help address homeland security needs. This success story highlights the DHS SBIR company Centripetal., of Reston Virginia, which developed a disruptive solution to augment the CTI cycle with machine intelligence to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs of cybersecurity analysis.