NIHS promotes the KCI program at the TCIP Conference and Expo

Date:  February 11, 2010

NIHS promoted the Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protection Program (KCI) at the 11th annual Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness (TCIP) Conference and Expo on February 2-4, 2010, at the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott in Philadelphia, PA.  NIHS provided information about the KCI program and various projects at the conference. 

The 11th annual Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition highlighted DOJ, DHS, and DoD's technologies, RDT&E investments, and training tools that are currently available and being developed for the emergency responder community, as well as provided a forum for emergency responders to discuss best practices and exchange information. With nearly 1,100 attendees and 150 exhibits and demonstrations, this conference offered a unique opportunity for emergency responders, business and industry, academia, and local, tribal, state, and federal stakeholders to network, exchange ideas, and address common critical incident technology, preparedness, response and recovery needs, protocols, and solutions.

In the photo below, the exhibit hall at the TCIP  Conference

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The Challenge

The task of assuring the security of our homeland involves protecting the citizens of the United States, the nation's critical infrastructure and key assets. This is necessary to sustain the nation's vitality against terrorism and other threats. This protection must originate at the community level. It requires discovering, developing and deploying new technology that will support first responders and key decision makers in local communities.

The Mission

NIHS' mission is to discover, develop and deploy solutions that protect and preserve the critical infrastructure of the nation's communities.

The Institute

NIHS aligns projects and research objectives with the needs and requirements of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The strategy is to manage a distributed research enterprise that effectively transitions research and development into solutions. NIHS works with DHS to determine technology needs at the community level. Then, teams are quickly assembled from multiple universities to develop solutions to the needs.

The Strategy

Through management of the Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protections Program (KCI), the National Institute for Hometown Security (NIHS) provides an ongoing, integrated program dedicated to developing new technologies and devices. NIHS works through qualified academic institutions to accomplish the technological objectives.