US Homeland Security Funds Anti-Forgery Blockchain Projects in Latest R&D Round

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it is exploring the use of blockchain technology, which could facilitate security and privacy controls. In a recent news release on the DHS webpage, it states that ‘blockchain technology represents an innovative leap forward that has many uses and applications across multiple sectors of the economy.’ As such the science advisor to the Department of Homeland Security, the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is taking the lead by undertaking research and development projects. By doing so, it is hoped that this will help to....

Through a predominant public-private partnership program called Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), the U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is looking to understand bitcoin's underlying technology, the blockchain. The U. S. Department of Homeland Security through the SBIR's Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is now accepting proposals from small businesses comprising of fewer than 500 employees in at least 10 topic areas. Interestingly, the areas also cover the topics of "Applicability of Blockchain Technology to Privacy Respecting Identity Management" & "Blockchain....

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded as much as $600,000 in grants to six companies working on blockchain applications for the government. According to a press release from earlier this week, the department’s Science and Technology Directorate has parceled out $3.1m in grants to 29 small businesses based in the US in areas focused on data analytics, connected devices and blockchain. Each company received about $100,000, the government said. The funds came from the agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, following a solicitation period that began in....

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking to better understand blockchain technology through the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) of its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The US cabinet department is now accepting research proposals from small businesses in 13 topic areas, including the "Applicability of Blockchain Technology to Privacy Respecting Identity Management" and "Blockchain Applications for Homeland Security Analytics". Described as a three-phase program that aims to encourage US small businesses to put efforts toward federal research, the....

In May, Bitcoin Magazine reported that both the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and NATO have requested proposals for the development of military-related apps built on blockchain technology. In particular, DARPA wants to leverage blockchain technology to create a secure messaging service and NATO is interested in applications of blockchain technology to military logistics, procurement and finance, with a catch-all described as “other applications of interest to the military.” Previously, the U.S. Air Force worked with contractors to....