HOMELAND DEFENSE

& Security Digest

28 NOVEMBER 2023

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

FEATURED ARTICLE

NSA Bahrain, NAVSEA Conduct Oil Spill Exercise

MANAMA, Bahrain – Naval Sea System Command’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), in coordination with Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain’s Environmental Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Europe Africa Central, successfully conducted a comprehensive salvage and pollution response drill as part of an annual oil spill response training exercise onboard NSA Bahrain, November 5-8….

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Featured Notable Technical Inquiry

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Genome Editing Tools Subject Matter Experts

The Homeland Defense & Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) was asked to identify U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) or U.S. government (USG) subject matter experts (SMEs) with expertise in disease diagnostic platforms, specifically those utilizing genome editing tools to search for the presence of specific nucleic acids. The inquirer was also interested in any military applications for such platforms. An active technical inquiry to assist…

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From Lab to the Literal Field: Custom-Fit, 3-D-Printed Medical Devices and Wearable Sports Gear

In early fall of 2019, Dr. Michael Zabala received a phone call from his neighbor, Robbie Stewart, the head athletic trainer for Auburn Football.  A wide receiver had a broken hand, and Robbie wanted to know if the Auburn University Biomechanical Engineering Lab could make a custom device to protect the player’s hand but also…

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Microgrids & Energy Resilience Summit

Defense Strategies Institute’s (DSI’s) Microgrids & Energy Resilience Summit will bring together U.S. Department of Defense, federal government, and industry to drive the integration and connectivity of microgrids and distributed energy resources into our defense…

2024 Defense Logistics & Support Conference

With the expertise of thought leaders from the U.S. Department of Defense, industry, academia, and allied nations, this conference dives deeper into contested logistics, assessing current challenges and strategies. The discussions will encompass technology shaping…

GridSecCon 2024

NERC, the E-ISAC, and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) are co-hosting the 13th annual grid security conference, GridSecCon 2024, on October 22 – 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Hyatt Regency. Join industry and government…

TechNet Indo-Pacific

TechNet Indo-Pacific is a strategic event in the Indo-Pacific Rim. This year’s conference — “Free – Open – Secure” — focuses on the critical issues identified by regional military leaders to maintain and protect data…

11th Annual EOD/IED & Countermine Symposium

The 11th Annual EOD/IED & Countermine Symposium will bring together experts, innovators, and policymakers to address critical challenges in explosive ordnance disposal, improvised explosive devices, and countermine operations. The 2024 Symposium will highlight cutting-edge research,…

Public Health in a Migrant Crisis Tabletop Exercise

THIS IS AN IN-PERSON, COLLABORATIVE EVENT. Please note, registration for this event has closed.     In 2022, there were over 100 million displaced persons globally, a number that only continues to grow. Because one region’s…

Voice From the Community

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Dr. Ryan Giar

Principal Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Ryan Giar is a principal member of technical staff at Sandia Labs, where his duties involve antenna design and modeling, radar system evaluation, and link margin analyses. His academic background is in nuclear and electrical frequency and plasma engineering, where he performed semiconductor processing, ionospheric, and telemetry research.

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