The DHS Directorate of Science and Technology: Key Issues for Congress

Abstract

The Directorate of Science and Technology is the primary organization for research and development (R&D) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). With an appropriated budget of $932.6 million in FY2009, it conducts R&D in several laboratories of its own and funds R&D conducted by other government agencies, the Department of Energy national laboratories, industry, and universities. The directorate consists primarily of six divisions: Chemical and Biological; Explosives; Command, Control, and Interoperability; Borders and Maritime Security; Infrastructure and Geophysical; and Human Factors. Additional offices have responsibilities, such as laboratory facilities and university programs, that cut across the divisions. The directorate is headed by the Under Secretary for Science and Technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 22, 2009
Accession Number
ADA502779

Entities

People

  • Dana A. Shea
  • Daniel Morgan

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animal Diseases
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Financial Management
  • First Responders
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Law
  • Maritime Security
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Risk Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology