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.

Recent Inquiries

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What water-barrier technologies exist that are commercially available and ready for deployment?

What water-barrier technologies exist that are commercially available and ready for deployment?

What are the connection nodes between overt/acknowledged U.S. Department of Defense installations/facilities and public energy/transport/telecom/water/sewer?

What are the connection nodes between overt/acknowledged U.S. Department of Defense installations/facilities and public energy/transport/telecom/water/sewer?

Can a list of waste materials generated by U.S. Army operations in the field be provided?

Can a list of waste materials generated by U.S. Army operations in the field be provided?

Articles

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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DOD ENERGY & POWER SUMMIT

DSI’s 7th Annual DoD Energy and Power Summit is a ‘Town-Hall’ style forum that will bring together leaders and experts from across U.S. military services, DoD, federal government, & industry. This event will explore the…

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GridSecCon 2025

NERC, the E-ISAC, and WECC are co-hosting 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…

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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…