Rendering Riot Control Agents (RCAs) as Materiel Designated as Safe (MDAS)
What processes exist for rendering RCAs as MDAS?
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
Market Survey of Commercial-off-the-Shelf Unattended Ground Sensors (UGSs)
Is there a market survey of unattended ground sensors from commercial-off-the-shelf vendors?
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Sections 301-303
What EPCRA Sections 301-303 plans are publicly available, and what are the homeland security risks to making them public?
Articles
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…
Public Health in a Displaced Persons Camp Training
HDIAC is proud to host the 2025 Public Health in a Migrant Crisis Tabletop Exercise during the week of May 5, 2025. This year’s exercise will focus on operations in camps designed for refugees, internally…
Successful ERDC Seismic Test Advances Readiness of Mass Timber Shelter
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) took a significant step in transforming contingency construction. In November 2024, researchers conducted a seismic test on an eco-conscious mass timber shelter that…
Webinars
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…
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…
Leveraging OSINT To Mitigate FOCI Risks And Prevent Dual-Use Technology Diversion
This in-depth webinar will explore how open-source intelligence (OSINT) can play a critical role in identifying and mitigating risks related to foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) and preventing the diversion of dual-use technology. As…
Events
2025 Public Health in a Displaced Persons Camp
THIS IS AN IN-PERSON, COLLABORATIVE EVENT. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR ATTENDANCE, BUT SPACE IS LIMITED! This training will include scenarios and presentations on novel concepts and research supporting public health and migration crises….
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,…
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)…