Physical Security (PS)
Mission: Identify, prioritize, and execute research and development, testing, evaluation, and commercialization efforts that satisfy interagency requirements for physical security technology to protect personnel, vital equipment, and facilities against terrorist attacks.
Project Funding
Physical Security represents eleven percent of the TSWG FY08 program funding budget.
Funding targets projects that develop technologies to protect Federal, and State and local agency personnel and property from terrorist attack.
Focus Area Product Catalogs
PS focus areas reflect the prioritized requirements of the physical protection community.
Entry-Point Screening and Access Controls
Entry-Point Screening and Access Controls sponsors projects that develop multiple technologies and techniques to detect explosives, weapons, and other contraband on or in personnel, vehicles, vessels, cargo, and mail entering protected facilities. Increase detection rates, throughput, and safety through remote automation while reducing the reliance upon security forces to perform the screening process. Develop expeditionary access control for admissible personnel and vehicles; integrating identity management, radio frequency identification, license plate reader, automated image anomaly detection technology, and remote communications. Products
Intrusion Detection, Assessment, Delay, and Response
Intrusion Detection, Assessment, Delay, and Response sponsors projects that develop improved intrusion detection systems, video alarm assessment systems, specialized intrusion-delay barriers, and subsequent armed response capabilities for protecting outer perimeters, building perimeters, and key assets from terrorist attacks. Develop prototype security systems with fewer false alarms, improved reliability, higher probability of detection and assessment, lower operation and maintenance costs, and more effective response capabilities. Products
Infrastructure Protection
Infrastructure Protection sponsors projects that develop technological solutions for the protection and assurance of defense-critical infrastructure systems vital to national and economic security. Prevent and mitigate threats to computer networks; standardize methodologies and decision aids for the analysis of elements to secure the nation’s infrastructure, including power generation, utilities transmission, water supplies, and health services. Products
Maritime Security
Maritime Security sponsors projects that develop technologies to protect ships, boats, docking facilities, offshore platforms, shore-side loading facilities, power plants, bridges, marine cables, and pipelines from any form of terrorist attack. Develop and test technologies to include manned or unmanned long range and short-range sensors for detection and tracking; physical barriers and stopping devices; underwater, surface and air vehicles; weapons; armor; communications and command and control systems; life support; diving and underwater systems; and mammal systems. Products