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Tuesday, December 24th, 2024

Research

DARPA details RACER initiative

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) personnel are espousing the benefits of the department’s DARPA’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program. Authorities said RACER seeks to ensure algorithms are not the limiting part of the system and... Read More »

DHS releases Homeland Threat Assessment report

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its Homeland Threat Assessment (HTA) – a report that synthesizes threat information across DHS, including intelligence and operational components. “This HTA is as close as the American people will get to seeing and understanding the... Read More »

ATCC secures BARDA clinical studies contract

Biological materials management and standards organization ATCC has secured a potential 10-year, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract award from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). The agreement, which possesses a ceiling value of $250 million,... Read More »

Researchers tout COVID-19 testing efficacy innovation

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers maintain they have developed a means of increasing primary SARS-CoV-2 virus testing sensitivity to help identify those who are asymptomatic. Findings published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry outlined a mathematical... Read More »

USAID outlines zoonotic viral disease initiative

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has selected Tufts University to spearhead a $100 million program to assess and address zoonotic viral disease threats such as SARS-CoV-2. The effort would target spillover from animals to humans to reduce the risk of infection,... Read More »

HHA awards $3M to Denver Health and Hospital Authority

The Denver Health and Hospital Authority signed a $3 million cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to demonstrate the effectiveness of a Regional Disaster Health Response System... Read More »

DHS funds risk assessment modeling tool development

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program has awarded $1.96 million to a pair of businesses to aid emergency communication network risk management assessments. Orem, Utah-based Achilles Heel Technologies and SecureLogix, of San Antonio,... Read More »