Summary: Borrowing a program from the Defense Department, the Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology Directorate recently launched a Hacking for Homeland Security effort. Its goal is to find or adapt new technologies needed for DHS missions. One component of the program is a national academic course. For more on the course, the Federal Drive turned to the former Region 8 administrator of FEMA, Lee dePalo. And Colorado School of Mines associate professor Sid Saleh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
