SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Pacific Area commander discussed the service’s strategic outlook for the Arctic, its new class of polar security cutters, and its efforts to improve maritime domain awareness in the high latitudes. The keynote speech given by Vice Adm. Linda Fagan was during the Arctic Encounter Symposium in Seattle, Washington. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) recently
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today the selection of nine teams from different Minority Serving Institutions across the United States to participate in the 2019 Summer Research Team (SRT) program. The DHS SRT program, administered by S&T’s Office of University Programs, is a summer internship that provides quality research experiences to early
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is hosting a demonstration of integrating emergency response technologies during a simulated HAZMAT scenario at the Port of Houston on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. The Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) – Harris County Operational Experimentation (OpEx) involves a coordinated response by Houston public safety agencies, the U.S. Coast Guard
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) launched a new approach to its research and development (R&D) mission, with a new organizational structure to improve its ability to rapidly transition technology capabilities into operations and quickly respond to emerging threats. Another critical element of the new S&T structure is to more rapidly transfer capabilities to
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