HOMELAND DEFENSE

& Security Digest

7 FEBRUARY 2023

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

FEATURED ARTICLE

DoD Aims to Shield Warfighters From Novel Biological Agents

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is modernizing its approach for developing medical countermeasures to protect Warfighters from novel biological agents. This is made clear in a new document, “Approach for Research, Development, and Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures and Test Products,” which was recently published by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense…

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Featured Notable Technical Inquiry

Lithium-Ion Battery Information Request

The Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) was asked to provide state-of-the-art information on lithium-ion (Li-ion) pouch cell performance for North American manufacturers. The inquirer’s primary interests were the current capabilities of various types of batteries while keeping future technologies in mind. Research was conducted on identifying domestic manufacturers and supply chains and their national and international capabilities. Three domestic companies were found—Enersys,…

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FUTURE WEBINARS

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UPCOMING WEBINAR

Send Alerts and Save Lives With IPAWS

This presentation will provide an overview of FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) and how IPAWS can be used by government agencies to effectively alert populations. IPAWS is a national system for local, area specific, alerting which provides authenticated emergency lifesaving information to the public through mobile phones using Wireless Emergency Alerts, to…

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UPCOMING EVENTS

GridSecCon 2025

NERC, the E-ISAC, and WECC are cohosting the 14th annual Grid Security Conference, GridSecCon, from October 7-10 in Las Vegas. Join cyber and physical security leaders for four days of collaboration, networking, and expert training…

TechNet Indo-Pacific 2025

TechNet Indo-Pacific is the largest strategic event of its kind in the Indo-Pacific Rim. USINDOPACOM works closely with partners to enable resilient, survivable and secure collaboration across the spectrum of contingencies. TechNet Indo-Pacific, now in…

DoD Energy & Power Summit

The 4th Annual U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Energy and Power Summit will focus on the technologies and policies necessary to support greater energy efficiency, resiliency, affordability, and environmental sustainability for the DoD for both…

Voice From the Community

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Adil Zuber

S&T Specialist, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

Adil Zuber is a science and technology (S&T) specialist with the Research and Development (R&D) Directorate at DTRA, where he supports R&D requirements for countering weapons of mass destruction. His portfolio includes artificial intelligence/data science and chemical/biological and radiological/nuclear technologies. He has worked on hazardous materials, environmental compliance, microelectronics, workforce development, and continuous process improvement with the Defense Logistics Agency and on a multidisciplinary, collaborative, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-funded project (creating an on-demand, point-of-care, biopharmaceutical, manufacturing device).

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