DHS Science and Technology Directorate
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 2003 |
Jurisdiction | United States |
Headquarters | DHS Nebraska Avenue Complex,Washington D.C. |
Employees | 491 (2012) |
Annual budget | $0.8 billion (2012) |
Agency executive | |
Parent agency | Department of Homeland Security |
Website | www |
TheScience and Technology Directorate(S&T) is a component within theUnited States Department of Homeland Security.DHS-S&T serves as theresearch and developmentarm of the Department as it fulfills itsnational securitymission.
The Science and Technology Directorate is led by theUnder Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology,who is appointed by thePresident of the United Stateswith confirmation by theUnited States Senate.Dimitri Kusnezovis the Under Secretary.
Initiatives and programs[edit]
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 ofopen securityandopen-source softwarein the United States government and military.[1]In October 2011, the directorate won theOpen Source for America2011 Government Deployment Open Source Award for the program.[2]
Notable previous Under Secretaries include Dr. Tara O'Toole and Dr. Reginald Brothers.[3][4]
The directorate's Office of National Laboratories operates six facilities:[5]
- Chemical Security Analysis Center at theAberdeen Proving Groundin Maryland
- National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures CenteratFort Detrickin Maryland
- National Urban Security Technology LaboratoryinManhattan,New York
- Transportation Security Laboratory inAtlantic City, New Jersey
- Plum Island Animal Disease CenternearOrient, New York
- National Bio and Agro-Defense FacilityinManhattan, Kansas
Budget[edit]
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Line Item | FY11 Actual | FY12 Actual | FY13 Request |
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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 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Hsu, Jeremy (2011-05-26)."U.S. Considers Open-Source Software for Cybersecurity".NBC News.Retrieved2011-10-14.
- ^Rockwell, Mark (2011-10-18)."DHS technology directorate wins awards for cyber security efforts".Government Security News.Retrieved2011-10-24.
- ^"Former Federal Health, Science and Economic Officials on Government Epidemic Response".All Things Considered.NPR.2020-03-20.Retrieved2021-02-18.
- ^"Peraton Names Former DHS Under Secretary Reginald Brothers as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer"(Press release). Peraton. 2018-01-16.Retrieved2021-02-18– viaBusiness Wire.
- ^"National Laboratories".Department of Homeland Security. 2009-07-06.Retrieved2022-01-08.
- ^"Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Budget Budget in Brief, DHS, pg 169"(PDF).Department of Homeland Security. 2012.Retrieved2011-08-29.