HOMELAND DEFENSE

& Security Digest

8 NOVEMBER 2021

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

FEATURED ARTICLE

Time After Time’s Up

Medical countermeasures (MCMs) known as “resurrectors” may one day be incorporated into the combination antidote for nerve agents and organophosphate (OP) pesticides and could increase the currently small window of time to treat organophosphate nerve agent (OPNA) poisoning. In its role as the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) for Chemical and Biological Defense, the…

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Featured Notable Technical Inquiry

Reports on VX Decomposition With Lasers

1. Inquiry HDIAC received the following technical inquiry from Dr. Gene Stark, JPM-P CBRN Protection: “I am looking for reports from work done at Idaho National Labs (INL) using lasers to decompose VX nerve agent. My understanding is that INL used a neodymium-YAG [Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet] laser at wavelength of 266 nm to decompose VX nerve agent on vinyl tile. Any reports you can…

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UPCOMING WEBINAR

Right Information, Right Format, Right People – Keys to Improving Engagement Between the Department of Defense & the U.S. Innovation Community

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the innovation community don’t always speak the same language or do business in the same way; and until they do, neither can fully achieve their business or national defense goals. Yet some companies, particularly small businesses, continue to respond to solicitations that may, or may not, help to…

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UPCOMING EVENTS

GridSecCon 2025

NERC, the E-ISAC, and WECC are cohosting 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…

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…

DoD Energy & Power Summit

The 4th Annual U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Energy and Power Summit will focus on the technologies and policies necessary to support greater energy efficiency, resiliency, affordability, and environmental sustainability for the DoD for both…

Voice From the Community

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AI Burzynski

CEO and Co-Founder – MustER

Al is a highly skilled business executive, innovator, and strategic public relations marketing expert with a proven ability to solve multifaceted problems. He has assembled a team to develop a solution to America’s challenge of critical medical care surge capacity from America’s hospitals to the battlefield (www.combatmedsurge.com).

As a member of the U.S. Army, Department of Defense, and Veterans Administration, Burzynski has devoted most of his career to military and public service, holding various positions ranging from combat arms to public affairs to emergency management. He is a volunteer member on the Franklin County Community Emergency Response Team and a member

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