HOMELAND DEFENSE

& Security Digest

8 FEBRUARY 2022

HDIAC collects and publishes articles related to our technical focus areas on the web to share with the DoD community.

FEATURED ARTICLE

Paint-on Protection

Tests of newly developed temporary overcoats for tactical military equipment showed a reduction in the amount of absorbed chemical warfare agents (CWAs) by fivefold to a hundredfold, and the coatings remained effective beyond eight weeks in normal environmental conditions. Current military equipment coatings provide visual camouflage and corrosion protection but still require enhanced resistance to…

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Featured Notable Technical Inquiry

Battery Charging Solutions for Border Cameras

Overview A member of Cochise County Sheriff’s Office (AZ) requested information regarding novel recharging systems or batteries with longer life expectancy. This information will support the development of a new power-supply system capable of extending the functional usage of their field cameras beyond the existing timeframe of approximately three to six months. Findings The Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) identified several options…

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FUTURE WEBINARS

HDIAC hosts live online technical presentations featuring a DoD research and engineering topic within our technical focus areas.

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UPCOMING WEBINAR

Introduction to the Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center (IMAAC)

The mission of the IMAAC is to provide a single point for the coordination and dissemination of federal dispersion modeling and hazard prediction products that represent the federal position during actual or potential incidents involving hazardous atmospheric releases.  

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UPCOMING EVENTS

The Department of Defense (DoD) Energy and Environment Innovation Symposium

The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Energy and Environment Innovation Symposium focuses on the DoD’s priority in environmental and energy issues. The Symposium will offer a variety of technical sessions and short courses, over 700 technical…

Public Health in a Migrant Crisis Tabletop Exercise

THIS IS AN IN-PERSON, COLLABORATIVE EVENT.   In 2022, there were over 100 million displaced persons globally, a number that only continues to grow. Because one region’s instability bleeds into its surrounding areas, it is all…

Voice From the Community

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Janine Medina

Executive Director, Biohacking Village

Working in ambulatory and hospital environments, Ms. Medina has managed the complexities in modernizing legacy systems within the healthcare industry that originated when electronic medical records, associated IoMT devices, and applications connectivity were conceptually new and laws were being adapted to meet the novel technologies. Over seven years, she expanded the Biohacking Village to foster a culture of continuous improvement in educational programs focusing on quality and safety through research and outcomes analysis. This expansion included five labs designed to engage and educate on the best practices of care to focus on the biotechnology, citizen science, and cybersecurity of the healthcare sector, pharmaceutical industry, and biomedical ecosystem.

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