Update, January 12, 2023: Capacity has been reached, but you may still register and be added to the waitlist. If a SIC VIII spot becomes available, you will be notified via email on or before February 1. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, is pleased to announce the 8th annual Strategic Industry Conversation (SIC VIII) on Wednesday, February 8, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. SIC V...

The DHS Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) is pleased to invite you to join us September 14–17, 2021 from 12–4pm ET each day for our inaugural virtual SVIP Virtual Demo Week. SVIP Demo Week is a showcase of 26 SVIP-funded startups and their projects supporting DHS components. Each showcase will also feature a panel of government and industry experts discussing cutting-edge...

Join us Thursday, August 26, 2021, from 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET for the inaugural Homeland Security Startup Studio: Converge event. The Homeland Security Startup Studio (HSSS) 2021 program brings together entrepreneurs, mentors, and inventors to form companies that accelerate and deliver commercial applications of DHS-relevant technologies from U.S. laboratories and research centers. This event is an opportunity for participating teams to sh...

Initial Law Enforcement Response to Suicide Bombing Attacks The Eugene Police Department, the Eugene Springfield Fire, and Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) invite you to attend a FREE training opportunity. The Initial Law Enforcement Response to Suicide Bombing Attacks (ILERSBA) course presents information on suicide bomber recognition and appropriate response categories, including tactical response. Date: March 4, 202...

EMI conducts a series of VTTX using a video teleconference (VTC) platform to reach community-based training audiences around the country and provide a virtual forum for disaster training. The VTTX process involves key personnel from the emergency management community of practice reviewing a pre-packaged set of exercise materials, then convening for a four-hour tabletop exercise discussion of a simulated disaster scenario with a total of 10-15...

Virtual Tabletop Exercise - Civil Unrest General: EMI conducts a series of VTTX using a video teleconference (VTC) platform to reach community-based training audiences around the country and provide a virtual forum for disaster training. The VTTX process involves key personnel from the emergency management community of practice reviewing a pre-packaged set of exercise materials, then convening for a four-hour tabletop exercise discussion of a...

Virtual Tabletop Exercise - Civil Unrest General: EMI conducts a series of VTTX using a video teleconference (VTC) platform to reach community-based training audiences around the country and provide a virtual forum for disaster training. The VTTX process involves key personnel from the emergency management community of practice reviewing a pre-packaged set of exercise materials, then convening for a four-hour tabletop exercise discussion of a...

Virtual Tabletop Exercise - Civil Unrest General: EMI conducts a series of VTTX using a video teleconference (VTC) platform to reach community-based training audiences around the country and provide a virtual forum for disaster training. The VTTX process involves key personnel from the emergency management community of practice reviewing a pre-packaged set of exercise materials, then convening for a four-hour tabletop exercise discussion of a...

Exercise Description: The VTTX will simulate an active threat event taking place at a shopping mall and can be used to assess plans, policies, training, and procedures. The VTTX differs from other tabletop exercises because it uses Video-Teleconference (VTC) technology not Adobe Connect® or Face Time©. It provides an opportunity for responders across the Nation to simultaneously participate in a hazard-specific facilitated discussion....

Exercise Description: The VTTX will simulate an active threat event taking place at a shopping mall and can be used to assess plans, policies, training, and procedures. The VTTX differs from other tabletop exercises because it uses Video-Teleconference (VTC) technology not Adobe Connect® or Face Time©. It provides an opportunity for responders across the Nation to simultaneously participate in a hazard-specific facilitated discussion....