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LRBAA Today Webinar Series Innovation is the driving force behind the work of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and engaging with industry is essential to delivering the best technology solutions to DHS’s end-users and operators. S&T’s Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (LRBAA) is a standing, open invitation to the scientific and technical communities to submit proposals for open topics that address priority homeland security needs.

The LRBAA Today webinar series is an opportunity for the innovation community to learn more about the Department’s research challenge areas, specific to LRBAA topics, and how to use the LRBAA program to work with S&T. During each webinar, viewers will hear about the work currently being pursued under the topic area and gain context for the solutions being sought.

UPCOMING LRBAA TODAY WEBINARS:

• Public Safety Threat Prevention | July 23 · 1:00 - 1:30 pm ET

Due to the growing number of threats to our nation, DHS S&T supports the evolving threat landscape of a dynamic world with changing motivations, actors, communication models, and weaponry. This webinar will focus on S&T’s Threat Prevention research efforts, specifically in the areas of terrorism and targeted violence, human trafficking and child exploitation, countering foreign influence and disinformation, and community resilience.

Register today!

• Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems | August 20 · 1:00 - 1:30 pm ET Bad actors are increasingly using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for surveillance, reconnaissance, illicit conveyance, targeted attacks, disruption of operations, and other hostile actions. This webinar will focus on the areas DHS S&T is pursuing against this threat by developing enhanced technologies and methods that allow for the detection, tracking, identification, and mitigation of UAS under varied terrains and environmental conditions.

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• Detection Canine Research and Development | September 24 · 1:00 - 1:30 pm

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Canines have been employed by law enforcement agencies for decades to detect a variety of threats, including explosives, narcotics, and invasive species to help protect the Homeland. This webinar will focus on DHS S&T’s research and development efforts to provide the tools, techniques, and knowledge to better understand, train, and use detection canine teams.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The LRBAA Today webinar series is open to anyone interested in learning about solutions sought under the LRBAA Research Areas. These events are complimentary, but as space is limited, registration is strongly encouraged.

For more information, email LRBAA.Admin@hq.dhs.gov.

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