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{{Short description|U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Research and Development units}}
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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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hsu |first=Jeremy |date=2011-05-26 |title=U.S. Considers Open-Source Software for Cybersecurity |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/43182037 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |access-date=2011-10-14}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In October 2011, the directorate won the [[Open Source for America]] 2011 Government Deployment Open Source Award for the program.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rockwell |first=Mark |date=2011-10-18 |title=DHS technology directorate wins awards for cyber security efforts |url=http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/24771 |publisher=[[Government Security News]] |access-date=2011-10-24}}</ref>

Notable previous Under Secretaries include Dr. Tara O'Toole and Dr. Reginald Brothers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Federal Health, Science and Economic Officials on Government Epidemic Response |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/03/20/819186563/former-federal-health-science-and-economic-officials-on-government-epidemic-resp |work=[[All Things Considered]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=2020-03-20 |access-date=2021-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Peraton Names Former DHS Under Secretary Reginald Brothers as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180116005310/en/Peraton-Names-Former-DHS-Under-Secretary-Reginald-Brothers-as-Executive-Vice-President-and-Chief-Technology-Officer |publisher=Peraton |date=2018-01-16 |via=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=2021-02-18}}</ref>

The directorate's Office of National Laboratories operates six facilities:<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Laboratories |url=https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/office-national-laboratories |publisher=Department of Homeland Security |date=2009-07-06 |access-date=2022-01-08 |language=en}}</ref>

* 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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{| class="wikitable"
|+DHS Science and Technology Budget, FY11-13 ($ in thousands) <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/mgmt/dhs-budget-in-brief-fy2013.pdf | title= Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Budget Budget in Brief, DHS, pg 169 | publisher=Department of Homeland Security | year=2012 | access-date=2011-08-29}}</ref>
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! scope="col" width="220" | Line Item
! scope="col" width="120" | FY11 Actual
! scope ="col" width="120" | FY12 Actual
! scope="col" width="120" | FY13 Request
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| Management and Administration || 140,918 || 135,000 || 138,008 
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| Acquisition and Operations Support || 47,080 || 54,154 || 47,984
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| Laboratory Facilities || 140,000 || 176,500 || 127,432 
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| Research, Development, and Innovation || 459,690 || 265,783 || 478,048
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| University Programs || 39,890 || 36,563 || 40,000
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| '''Total Budget''' || '''827,578''' || '''668,000''' || '''831,472'''
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Virtual USA]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|1=https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology|2=S&T's Website on DHS.gov}}
* [https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/ST_OrgChart_05-16-2022.pdf S&T organizational chart (May 16, 2022)]
* [https://www.dhs.gov/publication/st-strategic-plan-2021 S&T 2021 Strategic Plan]

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