Archives: Kate Macri

Agile approaches can give agencies a boost in decommissioning legacy systems and forging a path for the tech future.

• Artificial Intelligence

ICE and NCITE, a DHS S&T COE, highlighted the ways AI can support DHS mission integrity.

• Cybersecurity

The Cyber Crime Center outlines how cyber criminals are using the dark web to commit pandemic-related scams.

• 5G
• Cybersecurity

CISA and DOD discussed what the U.S. needs to successfully rollout 5G.

If federal agencies want to strengthen their cybersecurity posture in a significant way, they should invest in cybersecurity best practices exercises and human education, according to cyber-focused officials at the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General and the Defense Health Agency.

Automation and AI can support medical decision-making on the battlefield, but security remains crucial.

The Department of Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) awarded $2 million to the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI) to develop a network of cybersecurity institutes to train the next generation of cyber professionals and crush a ballooning cyber workforce shortage.

Jim Jones made a career of “chasing the bad guys,” and now he leads a center of excellence (COE) focused on cyber crime to support the Department of Homeland Security mission.

The Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate’s newest Center of Excellence launched during the tumultuous year of 2020, but it is already spearheading counterterrorism solutions with artificial intelligence, augmented reality, data analytics and social media analysis.

Sampling honey can help the Department of Homeland Security promote legitimate trade, according to researchers at the Border, Trade and Immigration (BTI) Institute, a DHS Science & Technology Center of Excellence led by the University of Houston.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, academia stepped in to help keep food supply chains moving.

A university under the Department of Homeland Security's center of excellence program is helping the agency innovate technologies around various mission areas including long security lines at airports, automation in procurement, and detection of smuggling routes.