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What efforts has the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) undertaken within the past few years (or currently) to mitigate or eliminate the potential misuse of artificial intelligence in biotechnologies, bioengineering, and/or the development of biological weapons?

What efforts has the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) undertaken within the past few years (or currently) to mitigate or eliminate the potential misuse of artificial intelligence in biotechnologies, bioengineering, and/or the development of biological weapons?

What work is being done to create additional safety equipment to protect a Warfighter’s head from low-level blasts?

What work is being done to create additional safety equipment to protect a Warfighter’s head from low-level blasts?

Can data, studies, and reports relevant to the use of Dahlgren Decon and FiberTect (both by First Line Technology) as a human skin decontaminant be provided?

Can data, studies, and reports relevant to the use of Dahlgren Decon and FiberTect (both by First Line Technology) as a human skin decontaminant be provided?

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Articles

fentanyl-syringe
External Government
January 21, 2025

DHS S&T Announces Award to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for Counter-Fentanyl Efforts

WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) is further strengthening its counter-fentanyl partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) with a three-year, $2.8 million…

10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Green Berets prepare for a class on how to shoot while wearing skis during cold weather training at Montana on Feb. 9, 2023. Being familiar with new equipment helps Soldiers be more confident in performing their tasks. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kimberly Gonzalez)
External Government
January 21, 2025

USARIEM Is Updating Guidance on Cold-Weather Injuries

FORT DETRICK, Md. — As geopolitical competition in the Arctic region continues to accelerate, senior leaders need to be confident that the Warfighters under their command will be able to operate at peak effectiveness for…

man's hand holding digital graphic of a brain
External Government
December 10, 2024

CDMRP Funds Innovative Research to Better Understand and Treat Brain Injuries

Over 500,000 service members experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) between 2000 and 2023, and more than 185,000 veterans receiving care in the Veterans Affairs healthcare system have at least one TBI diagnosis. According to…

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Webinars

A Navy Hospital Corpsman sits beside a simulated patient on the back of a vehicle.
January 30, 2025 12:00 pm

Autonomous Platforms for Casualty Evacuation: State of the Art and Future Directions

The United States faces the return of large-scale combat operations against peer and near-peer competitors—an environment not seen in over 70 years. This creates multiple challenges like managing overwhelming numbers of casualties and providing medical…

People sit around a table as a government representative speaks.
November 20, 2024 12:00 pm

Don’t Forget to Inform the Public: Why Messaging Matters

Throughout the course of various crises, communication from government agencies and key stakeholders is critical.  Unfortunately, this communication has been upended many times in a variety of ways.  To alleviate public fear, some organizations have…

Soldiers carry a mock wounded comrade on a litter during training.
September 24, 2024 12:00 pm

Human Movement and Rhythmical Reasoning: An Unconventional Approach to Researching Resilience

This presentation discusses findings from our ethnographic study titled “The Impact of Catastrophic Injury Exposure on Resilience in Special Operations Surgical Teams (SOST)” to explore our new definition of unconventional resilience. Our bottom-up approach to…

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Events

Surgeons operate on a person.
March 3, 2025 - March 6, 2025

2025 AMSUS Annual Meeting

AMSUS, The Society of Federal Health Professionals, serves as a communication platform for the advancement of health professionals in all federal health agencies, as well as other nations. Key speakers include: Dr. Shereef Elnahal, Under…

Five servicemembers preparing an injured servicemember for transport in a helicopter in a military exercise.
April 28, 2025 - May 2, 2025

2025 Military Health System Conference

The Military Health System (MHS) Conference is a four-day annual conference, sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Conference attendees are comprised of government, military, and industry health care…

Two law enforcement agents training with shields.
November 18, 2024 - November 22, 2024

The 2024 Law Enforcement Theme Week

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host the 2024 Law Enforcement Theme Week training during the week of November 17 – 23, 2024 (17th and 23rd are travel days) on the CDP campus in…

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