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Safe Internet Use A February 2003, report from the White House has warned that hackers can exploit unsecured home computers to launch cyber attacks and compromise computers files. On October 26, 2003, I am urging all of my constituents with home computers to follow these computer security tips to help combat hackers and prevent worms and viruses as part of National Cyber Security Day. Tips include:
More information and resources are available at GetNetwise.org.
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Federal assistance and business opportunities in the field of Homeland Security are available through several websites overseen by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Defense (DoD), as well as several other federal agencies. It is my pleasure to provide you with links to the various programs available through the federal government. If you have any questions regarding these programs, please feel free to contact my office in Plainfield, Indiana at (317) 838-0404.
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Directory of Services:
DHS Homeland Security Federal Assistance Programs
| Agency | Program | Program Information on the Web |
| Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP) | First Responder | http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm |
| Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP) | Urban Areas Security Initiative Program Grants | http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm |
| Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP) | FY2003 Domestic Preparedness Training and Technical Assistance Program | http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm |
| United States Fire Administration | Assistance to Firefighter (FIRE Act) Grant Program | http://www.usfa.fema.gov/inside-usfa/grants.cfm |
| Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | Port Security Grants | https://www.portsecuritygrants.dottsa.net |
DHS R&D Opportunities and Resources
| Agency/Organization | Program | Program Information on the Web |
| Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) | HSARPA will be the primary source of extramural R&D funding in the Science and Technology Directorate. | http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=27&content=47 |
| Office of University Programs | Homeland Security Centers of Excellence. DHS plans to establish several university centers by the end of 2004 through a competitive process. | http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/press_release/press_release_0220.xml |
| Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) | Broad Area Announcements. DHS is using TSWG to assist in identifying technologies for rapid prototyping under periodic broad area announcements (BAA). | http://www.tswg.gov/ |
| Science and Technology Directorate | Unsolicited R&D Proposals. These proposals are handled by TSWG. See link for specific information. | http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/dhs_website_unsolprop.doc |
| U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center | Various RDT&E activities in support of Coast Guard homeland security and other missions | http://www.rdc.uscg.gov/ |
| Transportation Security Administration | R&D activities to improve current security technologies. |
http://www.tsa.gov/public/index.jsp
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DHS Homeland Security Business Opportunities and Resources
| Agency | Business Information | Web Site or E-Mail Address |
| Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | Provides link to "Business" information, DHS acquisition offices, federal policies and regulations. | http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=37 |
| Federal Business Opportunities, GSA | Serves as the single point of entry for federal procurement opportunities over $25,000. | http://www.fedbizopps.gov |
| Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), in DHS | Promotes the use of small and disadvantaged businesses in compliance with federal laws and regulations. | Kevin Boshears
(202) 772-9792 |
| Simplified Acquisition Contacts, DHS | Provides information on procurements up to $100,000. | Valerie Veatch |
| Pro-Net (Procurement Marketing and Access Network), Small Business Administration | Provides information on procurement opportunities matching individual company profiles that are registered. | http://www.pro-net.sba.gov/ |
DoD Homeland Security Federal Assistance Programs
| Agency | Program | Program Information on the Web |
| Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics USD (AT&L) | DODBusOpps.com was developed to help vendors find business in the Department of Defense by accessing an electronic portal serving as a single point of entry for the different agency sites. | http://DODbusopps.com |
| Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) | The TSWG uses the Broad Agency Announcement Information delivery system (B.I.D.S.) as a tool for dissemination and receipt of data related to solicitations. | http://www.tswg.gov/ and https://www.bids.tswg.gov/tswg/bids.nsf/ |
| Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (SADBU) | The SADBU operates programs and creates and disseminates information that will provide small and disadvantaged or minority businesses with opportunities to compete for DoD contracts. | http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/ |
| Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Advanced Systems & Concepts DUSD (AS&C) | Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD). DoD created the ACTD program in 1994 to assist the acquisition process by expediting the transition of maturing technologies from private sector developers to potential military customers. | http://www.acq.osd.mil/actd |
| Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics USD (AT&L) | Defense Electronic Business Program Office facilitates the acquisition process by expediting electronic business-to-business transactions using established commercial standards and best practices. | http://www.defenselink.mil/acq/ebusiness/ |
| Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) | Procurement Technical Assistance Centers Program (PTAP) are located in most states as a local resource available to provide assistance to small business firms in marketing products to the DoD. | http://www.dla.mil/db/procurem.htm |
DoD R&D Contracts and Contracting Information
| Agency/Organization | Program | Program Information on the Web |
| Office of the Secretary of Defense | Handbook on Selling to the Military | http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/publications/selling/main.htm |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) | High technology R&D projects | http://www.darpa.mil/body/dobdar.html |
| DoD Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program | Focus on small businesses | http://www.sbccom.apgea.army.mil/busops/sbir.htm |
| Defense Electronic Business Program Office | Searchable Web site focusing on E-Commerce and E-Business within DoD | http://DODbusopps.com/default.asp |
| Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) | Public-private R&D partnership funded by DoD, which had been soliciting innovative technologies related to defense and homeland security | http://www.ccatsandiego.org/index.shtml |
Other Federal Agency Homeland Security R&D Programs, Opportunities, and Resources
| Agency | Program | Program Information on the Web |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | The Homeland Security Council's R&D focuses on food supply and agricultural production | http://www.usda.gov/homelandsecurity/homeland.html |
| Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | Fire safety standards, materials, cybersecurity, threat detection and protection, tools for law enforcement, and emergency response. |
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/homeland.htm#tools For NIST grants program, Joyce Brigham, (301) 975-6329 |
| Department of Energy, Office of Science | Various programs dealing with counter terrorism. See separate laboratoris' Web sites for their opportunities | http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/grants.html |
| Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Biodefense Research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) on agents of bioterrorism and basic biology, immunology, vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics | http://www.niaid.nih.gov/biodefense/about/niaids_role.htm |
| Department of Transportation (DOT) | Research and Special Programs
agency R&D on pipeline safety and homeland security Procurement information for the Volpe Center Additional security-related R&D procurement information |
http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/current.html#rfp |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Homeland Security Research Center | Buildings, water, and rapid risk assessment in partnership with other EPA and other government laboratories, and other performers | http://www.epa.gov/ordnhsrc/ |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) Homeland Security Page | Data mining, national hazards, ecology of infectious diseases, microbial genome sequencing, critical infrastructure, computer security, programs with the intelligence community, and small business innovation. | http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/media/01/nsf_response.htm#grants |
Non-DHS Homeland Security Federal Assistance Programs
| Agency | Program | Program Information on the Web |
| Department of Commerce, Fire Research Division | Extramural Fire Research Grants Program | http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/866/extramuralprogram.htm |
| Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance | Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance (Byrne Formula Grant Program) | http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grants/index.html |
| Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance | Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) | http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/index.html |
| Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime | Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Terrorism and Mass Violence Crimes | http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) | http://www.epa.gov/owm/cwfinance/index.htm |
| Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | Smallpox Vaccination Program | http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r030122b.htm |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs |
http://www.eng.nsf.gov/sbirspecs/Program/program.htm
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