Homeland Defense & Security

Counterterrorism, environmental security, aviation security, law enforcement, fraud protection, building and facilities security, border security, disaster/emergency response and recovery, and cybersecurity/information management.

Recent Inquiries

Can roadmaps be provided that have been produced in the past year and are sharable with our government agencies and contractors?

Can roadmaps be provided that have been produced in the past year and are sharable with our government agencies and contractors?

Can any U.S. military doctrine that mentions the Sphere Handbook or Sphere Project be provided?

Can any U.S. military doctrine that mentions the Sphere Handbook or Sphere Project be provided?

What prediction capabilities exist to indicate when messaging may “break out” of its originating foreign information source (news, social media, websites) and move to other parts of the foreign information environment, where it may lead to the threats or incitement of physical action?

What prediction capabilities exist to indicate when messaging may “break out” of its originating foreign information source (news, social media, websites) and move to other parts of the foreign information environment, where it may lead to the threats or incitement of physical action?

Articles

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Financing Terrorism Through Cryptocurrencies

Introduction When the first transaction was posted on the Bitcoin blockchain in 2009, a worldwide paradigm shift began that would not fully come to fruition until almost a decade later.  As cryptocurrency was slowly evolving…

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Cool Mission: ONR Aids Deployment of Data Buoys Across Arctic Ocean

ARLINGTON, Va.—In January 2025, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) partnered with the 144th Airlift Squadron of the Alaska Air National Guard, the U.S. Interagency Arctic Buoy Program (USIABP) and the International Cooperative Engagement Program…

Meteorology and Oceanography Battlespace Surveillance Company 1st Intelligence Battalion Marines and NRL Ocean Science Division engineers observe surf conditions and LittoralLens system performance during amphibious combat vehicle operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Michael Walls)

Next-Gen Tactical Decision Aid: A Naval System-of-Systems Approach

OCEANSIDE, Calif. – The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and Research Development Center (ERDC) demonstrated the Marine Corps Surf Observation (SUROB) Tool for Littoral Expeditionary Operations during…

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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Don’t Forget to Inform the Public: Why Messaging Matters

Throughout the course of various crises, communication from government agencies and key stakeholders is critical.  Unfortunately, this communication has been upended many times in a variety of ways.  To alleviate public fear, some organizations have…

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…