DHS Science and Technology Directorate

U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Research and Development units

DHS Science and Technology Directorate
Agency overview

Formed	2003
Jurisdiction	United States
Headquarters	DHS Nebraska Avenue Complex, Washington D.C.
Employees	491 (2012)
Annual budget	$0.8 billion (2012)
Agency executive	Dimitri Kusnezov, Under Secretary
Parent agency	Department of Homeland Security
Website	www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology

The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is a component within the United States Department of Homeland Security. DHS-S&T serves as the research and development arm of the Department as it fulfills its national security mission.

The Science and Technology Directorate is led by the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology, who is appointed by the President of the United States with confirmation by the United States Senate. Dimitri Kusnezov is the Under Secretary.

Initiatives and programs

The Under Secretary for Homeland Security Science and Technology currently administers a number of publicly available programs to promote independent development of homeland security technologies.

SAFECOM is the federal umbrella program designed to foster interoperability among the nation's public safety practitioners, so that they may communicate across disciplines and jurisdictions during an emergency.

The SAFETY Act provides liability protections that make it feasible for sellers of qualified antiterrorism technologies to introduce homeland security solutions to the marketplace.

Homeland Open Security Technology (HOST) is a five-year, $10 million program to promote the creation and use of open security and open-source software in the United States government and military. In October 2011, the directorate won the Open Source for America 2011 Government Deployment Open Source Award for the program.

Notable previous Under Secretaries include Dr. Tara O'Toole and Dr. Reginald Brothers.

The directorate's Office of National Laboratories operates six facilities:

Chemical Security Analysis Center at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland
National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center at Fort Detrick in Maryland
National Urban Security Technology Laboratory in Manhattan, New York
Transportation Security Laboratory in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Plum Island Animal Disease Center near Orient, New York
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas

Budget

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DHS Science and Technology Budget, FY11-13 ($ in thousands)
Line Item	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Request
Management and Administration	140,918	135,000	138,008
Acquisition and Operations Support	47,080	54,154	47,984
Laboratory Facilities	140,000	176,500	127,432
Research, Development, and Innovation	459,690	265,783	478,048
University Programs	39,890	36,563	40,000
Total Budget	827,578	668,000	831,472

References

Hsu, Jeremy (2011-05-26). "U.S. Considers Open-Source Software for Cybersecurity". NBC News. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
Rockwell, Mark (2011-10-18). "DHS technology directorate wins awards for cyber security efforts". Government Security News. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
"Former Federal Health, Science and Economic Officials on Government Epidemic Response". All Things Considered. NPR. 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
"Peraton Names Former DHS Under Secretary Reginald Brothers as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer" (Press release). Peraton. 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2021-02-18 – via Business Wire.
"National Laboratories". Department of Homeland Security. 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
"Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Budget Budget in Brief, DHS, pg 169" (PDF). Department of Homeland Security. 2012. Retrieved 2011-08-29.

External links

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Federal research and development agencies of the United States (list)

Independent
agencies

National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)
Smithsonian Institution research centers and programs

Agriculture

Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Economic Research Service (ERS)
United States Forest Service Research and Development (R&D)

Commerce

Defense

Army	Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDCOM) Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (CCDCSC) CCDC Armaments Center (CCDCAC) Picatinny Arsenal Benét Laboratories Watervliet Arsenal Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) United States Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
Marine Corps	Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA)
Navy	Office of Naval Research (ONR) Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) Naval Warfare Centers Air (NAWC) Surface (NSWC) Undersea (NUWC) Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance (NCCOSC) Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWS) Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR)
Air Force	Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Air Armament Center (AAC) Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (NWC) Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC)
Space Force	Space Systems Command (SSC)
Other	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

Education

Energy

Office of Science (DOE SC)
Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E)
National Laboratories

Health and
Human Services

Homeland Security

Science and Technology Directorate (S&T)
Coast Guard Research and Development Center (CG RDC)

Interior

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Justice

Transportation

Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development
Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology

Treasury

Office of Financial Research (OFR)

Veterans Affairs

Veterans Health Administration Office of Research and Development (ORD)

Executive Office
of the President

Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
- U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
- Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program (NITRD)
- National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)

Legislative branch

Judicial branch

Federal Judicial Center

v t e United States government agencies involved in environmental science
Environmental Protection Agency Global Change Research Program National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Science Foundation Smithsonian Institution
Department of the Interior	Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Bureau of Reclamation National Park Service United States Fish and Wildlife Service United States Geological Survey Office of the Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement
Department of Commerce	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Geodetic Survey Marine Fisheries Service Ocean Service Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Weather Service
Department of Energy	Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office of Environmental Management Office of Science National Laboratories and Technology Centers
Department of Agriculture	Agricultural Research Service Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Farm Service Agency Food and Nutrition Service Foreign Agricultural Service Natural Resources Conservation Service (National Water and Climate Center) Rural Utilities Service Forest Service
Department of Homeland Security	Science and Technology Directorate United States Coast Guard
Department of Health and Human Services	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Department of Defense	Air Force Research Laboratory Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Joint Typhoon Warning Center Office of Naval Research Combat Capabilities Development Command
Executive Office of the President	Climate Policy Office Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Council on Environmental Quality
Defunct	Environmental Science Services Administration United States Fish Commission United States Coast and Geodetic Survey White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy

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