HOMELAND DEFENSE

& Security Digest

18 MARCH 2025

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

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2025 PUBLIC HEALTH IN A DISPLACED PERSONS CAMP​

The HDIAC 2025 Public Health in a Displaced Persons Camp tabletop exercise will be held May 5 – 8, 2025. This is a collaborative, discussion-based training course based on real-world scenarios. Attendees will gain an understanding of the relevant communities and practices in a mass-migration situation. Attendance is best suited for medical professionals, public health officials, disaster planners, emergency managers, and personnel from non-government organizations who support disaster relief.

There is no fee to register; however, space is limited.

For more information and registration, click here: https://hdiac.dtic.mil/events/public-health-ttx-2025/.

FEATURED ARTICLE

200803-N-LW757-1020 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 3, 2020) Lorie Falaminiano, an MRI technologist assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), conducts an MRI scan of a patient's brain at the hospital Aug. 3.

Using Dynamic MRI to Advance Traumatic Brain Injury Research

According to the CDC, approximately 5.3 million people in the United States live with a traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related disability. TBIs often result from a violent jolt or impact to the head, commonly caused by vehicle accidents, falls, sports injuries, and combat trauma. These injuries can lead to long-term complications, neurological damage, or even death….

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Featured Notable Technical Inquiry

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Is there an annotated bibliography on atmospheric dust globally, and who are the relevant subject matter experts?

The Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center was asked to provide information on quantifiable or potential impacts that atmospheric dust particulates have on climate. The primary focus is on atmospheric dust that centers around the northern Africa region and the regions of the Atlantic Ocean nearby; however, any global information is of interest. This report contains findings for which organizations have detection and cataloging…

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UPCOMING WEBINAR

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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 regulatory pressures and national security concerns grow, organizations must adopt innovative approaches to ensure that sensitive technologies do not fall…

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UPCOMING EVENTS

2025 Public Health in a Displaced Persons Camp

UPDATE:  DUE TO RECENT CHANGES, THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A VIRTUAL EVENT. With this change of venue, a number of virtual breakout rooms and one “plenary” room will be created. Prior to the…

Military Health System Conference

The Military Health System (MHS) Conference is a four-day annual conference sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Conference attendees are comprised of government, military, and industry healthcare professionals….

Energy Exchange

The Energy Exchange, hosted by the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), is an opportunity for agencies to ensure their workforce understands leadership direction, priorities, goals, and strategies. It’s also a unique opportunity to fulfill training…

The 19th IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition

The IEEE conference series on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition is an international forum for research in image and video-based face, gesture, and body movement recognition. It is cosponsored by the IEEE Biometrics Council and…

Voice From the Community

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Sam Powers

VP, Public Sector, Kharon

Sam manages public sector business development at Kharon including maintaining relationships and adoption of Kharon technology across government worldwide. Sam previously worked at Dataminr where he managed relationships across the public sector, NGOs, and international organizations. He is a published expert in the field of open source intelligence and previously worked as an analyst focused on the use of social media by criminal organizations and terrorist groups. He is an affiliate of the New York Universities Initiative for the Study of Emerging Threats (ISET).

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