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Public Opinion
People’s attitudes, beliefs, and decisions are heavily influenced by the emotions they are experiencing. In particular, anger, fear, and sadness lead people to perceive different amounts of risk of...
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Cybersecurity
The growing number of attacks on our cyber networks has become, in President Obama’s words, “one of the most serious economic and national security threats our nation faces.” Cybersecurity involves...
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Disaster Response and Recovery
Disaster response activities are actions taken to save lives and prevent further property damage in an emergency situation. Response is putting preparedness plans into action. Disaster recovery...
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Human Perception and Decision Making
A number of DHS occupations (e.g., baggage screening, incident command) require sustained vigilance and share four main characteristics: The individual must be vigilant to potentially subtle or rare...
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Community Resilience
Community resilience is a measure of the sustained ability of a community to to better mitigate and defend against dynamic threats, minimize risks, and maximize the ability to respond and recover from...
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Radicalization and Terrorism Analysis
What makes an individual become fanatic and aggressive? What makes a group go from belief, to hostility, and lastly to violence? The Science & Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland...
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Informatics and Data Analysis
Soon after the 9/11 attacks, some officials recommended that large-scale data mining be used as a method for identifying potential terrorist activity. At its core, data mining involves finding...
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Biometrics
Biometrics are unique physical characteristics, such as fingerprints, that can be used for automated recognition. Since 2004, the Department of Homeland Security’s US-VISIT program, United States...
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Program Evaluation
Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of homeland security programs is essential to both ensure the public safety and save taxpayer dollars. IHSS conducts independent, rigorous, and...
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Remotely Piloted Vehicles
The domestic use of robotic or remotely piloted aircraft is expected to become an $85 billion business within a few years, as this technology becomes widely available for commercial application within...
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