Critical Infrastructure Protection

The protection of infrastructure and resources critical to national security; composed of national infrastructure, physical and virtual systems, cyberinfrastructure, and continuity of operations.

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bioreactor to facilitate chemical reactions that break down harmful compounds found in industrial residues

Innovative Bioreactor Technology for Treating Industrial Residues

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The “Method for Treating Reducible Compound Residues Using Iron-Containing Bioreactor” provides a sustainable solution for managing industrial waste by utilizing iron’s unique properties in bioreactors. Filed in September 2017 and granted in…

Radar images reveal airborne debris movement, aiding emergency response efforts. Credit: Rachel Green/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Doppler Radar Tracks Non-Weather Debris to Aid Emergency Response

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using non-weather data from the nationwide weather radar network to understand how to track non-meteorological events moving through the air for better emergency response….

The Relief Well Sustainment Deployable Resilient Installation water Purification and treatment System

ERDC Researchers Design, Test New Mobile Treatment for Relief Wells

VICKSBURG, Miss. – A multiagency team of researchers and specialists from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and…

Webinars

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Terrorist Exploitation of Commercial Technologies and Implications for U.S. National and Homeland Security

The increasing sophistication and rapid democratization of commercial technologies raise new concerns for the future of terrorism, both in the near and long term. Many commercial technologies – such as unmanned systems, extended reality, artificial…

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Grasping Publicly Available Aerosol Data Streams

One of the most difficult challenges of any potential environmental data consumer is coping with the sheer volume, type, and quality of available datasets. Whether this consumer wants to know if they should carry an…

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Basic Science and Applications Intersecting Aerosol, Plasma, and Powder Technologies

Fundamental investigations about the behavior of aerosols can provide insights into underlying physics useful for defense applications. There is a need for methods to rapidly scale-up existing recipes for materials using plasmas.  Current research is…

Events

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Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience North America

There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security,…

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2025 Pacific Operational Science & Technology (POST) Conference

Join NDIA and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command for the 2025 Pacific Operational Science & Technology (POST) Conference. This event promises to deliver a platform for collaboration, innovation, and exploration of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)…

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Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium

The 13th Annual Joint Civil & U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Symposium will explore efforts and strategies to address and mitigate current and emerging CBRN threats and challenges. The…