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 | DHS Science and Technology Directorate |
The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is a component within the United States Department of Homeland Security. DHS-ST 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. The current Under Secretary is Dr. Reginald Brothers.
The Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&Ts) mission is to improve homeland security by working with the other operating components of the United States Department of Homeland Security, as well as State, local, tribal, and territorial emergency agencies to provide state-of-the-art technology and solutions that help them achieve their missions.
The Science and Technology Directorate has four major program activities:
S&T is led by the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology. The current Under Secretary is Reginald Brothers, who was appointed by President Barack Obama on April 7, 2014.
The Under Secretary is assisted in the management of the Directorate by a Deputy Under Secretary and several Directors. The Science and Technology Directorate is organized into four groups which work together to ensure each aspect of the Directorate's work is given the appropriate amount of emphasis.
Each of the primary divisions has a different set of missions and goals:
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.
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