NCS4, USM Partner with DoD for Event Technology Research
A new $4.73 million U.S. Department of Defense grant will enable the University of Southern Mississippi and the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) to identify gaps in security for sports and entertainment events, review and test innovations provided by the DoD, and potentially commercialize them for use at venues around the U.S., according to the Hattiesburg American.
According to Christopher Kinnan with NCS4 and USM, the priority for the one-year project is to find gaps in security for venues that handle multiple event types, although it will not exclude single-sport facilities.