Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate Archives

DHS, Department of Homeland Security, CISA, RSA 2019 — (Scoop News Group photo)

Homeland Security to launch explosives research database to help combat threats

The database is undergoing internal DHS testing and will later be assessed by the Department of Energy and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Aug 10, 2023 By Madison Alder

The Daily Scoop Podcast

DHS collaboration with industry; Managing workforce attrition; Meeting agency priority goals

Managing Director of the Silicon Valley Innovation Program Melissa Oh; former DHS CHCO Angela Bailey; former Managing Director for Strategic Issues at GAO Chris Mihm.

Aug 4, 2022 By FedScoop Staff

The Daily Scoop Podcast

Using prize challenges to solve problems; Managing massive IT contracts; Smart spending for the rest of FY22

DHS’ Kathleen Kenyon; former Department of Justice CIO Joe Klimavicz; former U.S. Chief Acquisition Officer Joe Jordan.

Jul 13, 2022 By FedScoop Staff

Commuters get off a Metro train as others wait to go aboard at the L’Enfant Plaza station in Washington, D.C., on May 24, 2016: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images.

DHS seeks to automate video surveillance on ‘soft targets’ like transit systems, schools

The broad solicitation risks blanket surveillance, with AI monitoring every previously unwatched camera feed at sites deemed soft targets, per an ACLU expert.

Mar 23, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

USCIS, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service — (iStockphoto)

USCIS pursuing broader data-sharing agreements with other agencies

Existing agreements are often old and fail to account for agencies' need to repurpose and reuse the data.

Oct 13, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

Customs and Border Protection spends $202M on vehicle screening tech

The new low-energy systems will be deployed at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Sep 30, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

A COVID-19 patient’s iPhone receives its daily contract tracing message from the city of New York on November 19, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

Agencies may want to establish a national strategy for contact-tracing apps

The absence of a national exposure notification app led 26 states, territories and Washington, D.C. to seek out their own.

Sep 10, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) — (Department of Homeland Security / Tara Molle / Flickr)

Pandemic has TSA developing tech that detects threats while reducing physical contact

TSA is also considering how to integrate UV sanitation systems with X-ray and CT systems.

Aug 25, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 02: Documents, including text of the bipartisan infrastructure legislation, is wheeled toward the office of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at the U.S. Capitol on August 2, 2021 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan group of senators finalized the legislative text of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill over the weekend and will now move on to the amendments process this week. The legislation will fund projects for improvements to roads, bridges, dams, climate resiliency and broadband internet. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Senate infrastructure bill includes $20M for cyber response and recovery

The bill would also fund the national cyber director's office at $21 million, give CISA an additional $35 million.

Aug 2, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

DHS awards four EIS task orders worth $306M to AT&T

The task orders cover networking services supporting DHS headquarters, ICE, CISA and the Science and Technology Directorate.

May 27, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir