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DHS Plans New Center Of Excellence For Quantitative Analysis

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) branch on Monday evening said it is initiating a $40 million funding opportunity for an institution to lead a new DHS Center of Excellence (COE) for Homeland Security Quantitative Analysis.As part of the new 10-year opportunity, S&T is also seeking potential partners to work with the lead institution in support of the center.The goal of the COE is to develop the next generation of mathematical, computational and statistical theories to…

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