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Feature Article: Digital Mapping Helps First Responders Better Navigate Inside Buildings

Agencies are using S&T-funded Mappedin to find their way quickly during critical incidents in schools and public buildings.

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Interoperability is Key to Effective Emergency Communications

During National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, we’re sharing updates on S&T efforts focused on getting first responders the information they need quickly.

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Feature Article: S&T Helps the NFL Play Defense Around the Big Game

S&T joined forces with the U.S. Army and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to secure Super Bowl LVIII. Learn about RAPID, an innovative barrier technology deployed at the game in Las Vegas.

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Resources for Leaders of Faith-Based Communities, Organizations, and Institutions

DHS, along with our partners at all levels of government, will continue to help community leaders prepare for and respond to a range of public safety challenges.

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Feature Article: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence is Smart for Explosive Detection

S&T is harnessing the power and possibilities of artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify dangerous compounds, like those found in explosives and narcotics.

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Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grantee Evaluation NGA 2023

The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate funded RTI International to research and evaluate a Fiscal Year 2020 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention grant provided to the National Governors Association to examine their grant design, and program implementation, accomplishments, challenges and recommendations. 

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How the Louisiana Youth Advisory Council Informs School Safety

March 2024 CP3 Prevention Connection Newsletter: Feature story about the Louisiana Youth Advisory Council (LYAC), which provides high school students with an avenue to propose recommendations on youth-related issues directly to lawmakers.

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DHS FY2020 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grantee Evaluations Final Report

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) funded RTI International to research and evaluate six fiscal year 2020 (FY20) grants awarded by the DHS Center for Programs and Partnerships (CP3) as part of its Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program. 

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Feature Article: A Self-Service Screening Option is Coming to the Airport

The pilot, part of S&T’s Screening at Speed Program, is scheduled to begin in January at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

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DHS Awarded Patent for Homeland Explosive Consequence Assessment Tool

DHS, through S&T, was awarded a U.S. patent for the HExCAT, protecting the Department’s invention and guaranteeing that the technology can help fulfill the DHS mission for years to come.