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Homeland Security Advisory Council Meets and Reports Findings on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Workforce Adaptation, and the Homeland Security Grant Program

WASHINGTON – This week, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas convened the fourth in-person meeting of the Homeland Security…

Fast-Track Strain Engineering for Speedy Biomanufacturing

Using engineered microbes as microscopic factories has given the world steady sources of life-saving drugs, revolutionized the food industry, and…

Army Expands Mental Health Support by Implementing the Brandon Act

WASHINGTON — As part of the Army’s ongoing efforts to eliminate the stigma associated with seeking mental health support, the…

Berkeley Lab Launches Research Projects to Support National Biopreparedness and Response Efforts

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are launching three research projects as…

Chi-Nu Experiment Concludes With Data to Support Nuclear Security, Energy Reactors

The results of the Chi-Nu physics experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory have contributed essential, never-before-observed data for enhancing nuclear…

Oak Ridge National Laboratory to Lead New Center to Create Sustainable Chemical Industry Process

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been selected to lead an Energy Earthshot Research Center,…

Keeping Score—New Tool Helps Communities Plan for and Mitigate Disasters

The Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard (PIRSTM), recently launched by S&T’s Coastal Resilience Center, helps local governments plan for hurricane…

NIST Researchers Develop Standards to Help Eliminate “Forever Chemicals” in Firefighting Foams

In movies, when we see fiery car crashes or flaming planes on runways, we know they are not real. But…

HDIAC Mixed Hazardous Waste Consequence Management Table-Top Exercise (TTX) After-Action Report (AAR)

In June 2023, the Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis center (HDIAC) convened a TTX in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which…

Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company Supports New Bomb Suit Helmet Program

EOD technicians from the 55th Ordnance Company (EOD) are working with Program Executive Office Soldier and Johns Hopkins University’s Applied…

Battery Health Sentry – Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Safety

The Battery Health Sentry project led by Dr. Sergiy Sazhin and his team at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) was…

Pentagon Tackling Nuclear Modernization With Proactive, Integrated Approach

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is instituting a forward-leaning, whole-of-department approach in accomplishing its top priority of maintaining the…