The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is a component within the

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. DHS-S&T serves as the

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arm of the Department as it fulfills its

national security National security, or national defence (national defense in American English), is the security and Defence (military), defence of a sovereign state, including its Citizenship, citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of ...

mission. The Science and Technology Directorate is led by the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology, who is appointed by the

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with confirmation by the

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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 Homeland Open Security Technology (HOST) is a five-year, $10 million program by the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to promote the creation and use of open security and open-source software in the United State ...

(HOST) is a five-year, $10 million program to promote the creation and use of open security and

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in the United States government and military. In October 2011, the directorate won the

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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

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in Maryland * National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center at

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in Maryland * National Urban Security Technology Laboratory in

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, New York * Transportation Security Laboratory in

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* Plum Island Animal Disease Center near Orient, New York * National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in

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S&T organizational chart (May 16, 2022)

S&T 2021 Strategic Plan
{{Authority control United States Department of Homeland Security

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