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{{Short description|Senior official in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security}}
{{third-party|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox official post
| post           = United States<br>Under Secretary of Homeland Security<br>for Science and Technology| flagsize       = 
| insignia       = Seal of the United States Department of Homeland Security.svg
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| insigniasize   = 150
| image          = Dimitri Kusnezov, Under Secretary of Homeland Security.jpg
| incumbent      = [[Dimitri Kusnezov]]
| incumbentsince = September 29, 2022
| formation      = 2003
| first          = 
| website        = {{url|www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology}}
}}

The '''Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology''' is a high level civilian official in the [[United States Department of Homeland Security]]. The Under Secretary, as head of the [[DHS Directorate for Science and Technology|Science and Technology Directorate]] at DHS, is the principal staff assistant and adviser to both the [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security|Secretary of Homeland Security]] and the [[United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security|Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security]] for all DHS technological research.

The Under Secretary is appointed from civilian life by the [[President of the United States|president]] with the consent of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] to serve at the pleasure of the president.

==Overview==
The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology is responsible for scientific and technological research designed to provide new security and resilience innovations.

==Reporting officials==
Officials reporting to the USHS(S&T) include:
*Deputy Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology
*Director of Support to the Homeland Security Enterprise and First Responders
*Director
**[[Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency]]
***Borders and Maritime Security Division
***Chemical and Biological Defense Division
***Cyber Security Division
***Explosive Division
***Resilient Systems Division
*Director of CDS Capability Development Support
*Director of Research and Development Partnership

==Budget==
{| class="wikitable"
|+DHS Science and Technology Budget, FY11-16 ($ in thousands) <ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/FY_2016_DHS_Budget_in_Brief.pdf|title = Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Budget Budget in Brief, DHS, pg 103|publisher = Department of Homeland Security|year = 2015|access-date = 2015-10-01}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" width="220" | Line Item
! FY11 Actual
! FY12 Actual
! FY13 Actual
!FY14 Actual
!FY15 Actual
!FY16 Request
|-
| Management and Administration || 140,918 || 135,000 || 126,519
|129,000
|129,993
|132,115
|-
| Acquisition and Operations Support || 47,080 || 54,154 || 45,991
|41,703
|41,703
|47,102
|-
| Laboratory Facilities || 140,000 || 176,500 ||158,083
|547,785
|434,989
|133,921
|-
| Research, Development, and Innovation || 459,690 || 265,783 ||425,294
|462,000
|457,499
|434,850
|-
| University Programs || 39,890 || 36,563 ||38,339
|39,724
|39,724
|31,000
|-
| '''Total Budget''' || '''827,578''' || '''668,000''' ||'''794,226'''
|'''1,220,212'''
|'''1,103,908'''
|'''778,988'''
|-
|}

==References==
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{{DHS agencies}}

[[Category:United States Department of Homeland Security officials| ]]