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  • Rapid Detection of Cyanide Method Fact Sheet

    DHS S&T CSAC's Rapid Detection of Cyanide (RAPCYD) Method supports the development of an accessible diagnostic tool for emergency services and first responders. Designed for use in challenging field environments, RAPCYD combines a simple colorimetric test strip with a smartphone application to rapidly analyze samples and support timely emergency-response and treatment decisions.

  • HS-POWER Fact Sheet

    DHS S&T OUP sponsors the HS-POWER Program. Appointments are 10-week periods conducted in-person or virtually from May/June through August. Graduate and undergraduate students participate in paid research opportunities within homeland security-related areas. Open season for applications begins in September and ends in December for internships commencing in May of the following year.

  • Advanced Computing Lab Fact Sheet

    The Advanced Computing Lab provides advanced infrastructure and tools capable of handling real DHS data, including law enforcement sensitive and controlled unclassified information, to develop and evaluate mission-relevant technology.

  • Advanced Computing RDT&E Fact Sheet

    The Super Intelligence (SI) and Machine Learning (ML) research, development, testing and evaluation (RDT&E) portfolio conducts innovative research and develops prototypes to advance explainable and responsible SI across DHS missions. 

  • Biometric and Identity Fact Sheet

    The Biometric and Identity portfolio serves as DHS’s enterprise-wide testing and validation hub, providing independent assessments, engineering expertise, and operationally relevant infrastructure to evaluate biometric and digital identity technologies before procurement and deployment. 

  • NUSTL Overview Fact Sheet

    NUSTL is a federal laboratory organized within the DHS S&T. Building upon its proud history since 1947, NUSTL provides the national first responder community with the necessary services, products and tools to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to and recover from homeland security threats and events.

  • S&T OUP Overview Fact Sheet

    UP enables DHS components and their partners to bring innovation to operations by tapping the expertise of the Nation’s colleges and universities.

  • Expeditionary and Red Team Assessment Division Fact Sheet

    DHS S&T's Expeditionary and Red Team Assessment Division conducts rapid, scalable assessments of commercially available or emerging technologies and concepts of operation in support of DHS missions.

  • Master Question List for Novichoks Fourth Generation Agents FGAs

    DHS S&T has released the Master Question List (MQL) for Novichoks, also known as Fourth Generation Agents. This MQL summarizes research and scientifically vetted information on the chemical and physical properties, routes of exposure, medical treatments, personal protective equipment, detection methods, decontamination, environmental degradation, ​and the hazards Novichoks pose in operational settings.

  • Identify2Protect Overview

    An overview of Identify2Protect (ID2P), a new initiative that asks the public to review carefully sanitized, non-explicit images connected to unsolved child exploitation cases and submit tips about recognizable objects, places, logos or other distinctive details. 

Last Updated: 01/09/2026