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Science and Technology Collection

The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is the Department’s primary research and development arm and manages science and technology research, from development through transition, for the Department's operational components and first responders.

  • Deployable Expedient Traffic Entry Regulator (DETER) Fact Sheet

    The Science and Technology Directorate is evaluating the Deployable Expedient Traffic Entry Regulator (DETER) barrier in realistic environments to identify operational recommendations and hardware adjustments to optimize use for DHS components. DETER is an innovative and versatile vehicle barrier that provides fast protection in multiple scenarios, making it a valuable system to be used in multi-domain operations.

  • Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Emergency Relief Truck Fact Sheet and Video

    Through an interagency collaboration between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Defense, and Cummins, Inc., an advanced hydrogen (H2) fuel cell truck prototype—known as H2@Rescue—is being developed and tested. 

  • DHS Innovation, Research & Development Strategic Plan, Fiscal Years 2024-2030

    The first-of-its-kind DHS Innovation, Research and Development Strategic Plan identifies ways to coordinate IRD investments to maximize impacts across our components and missions. The plan brings focus to our IRD portfolios by highlighting eight key, cross-cutting strategic priority research areas (SPRAs) that the Department will foster over the next seven fiscal years. These SPRAs will improve internal DHS collaboration, guide the resource allocation plan (RAP) development as part of the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) cycle for FY 2026-2030 and beyond, and serve as a demand signal to industry, interagency, academic, and international communities on future partnerships and collaborations.

  • P25 CAP Baseline Laboratory Requirements

    This Compliance Assessment Bulletin identifies accreditation and recognition requirements for becoming a DHS-recognized laboratory for P25 CAP testing.

  • P25 CAP Laboratory Equipment Requirements

    This Compliance Assessment Bulletin identifies several basic personnel, facility and test tool requirements for becoming a DHS-recognized laboratory for P25 CAP testing.

  • Countering Violent Extremism: Diversion Program—Assessment Tools to Support Secondary and Tertiary Intervention for Violent Extremism Report

    Countering Violent Extremism: Diversion Program—Assessment Tools to Support Secondary and Tertiary Intervention for Violent Extremism Report

  • P25 CAP Accreditation Body Authorization Conditions and Criteria Agreement

    This Compliance Assessment Bulletin identifies conditions and criteria for DHS authorization of accreditation bodies to provide accreditation to P25 CAP laboratories.

  • P25 CAP Minimum Feature Requirements

    This Compliance Assessment Bulletin defines the minimum interoperability features and capabilities that are required for P25 subscriber and repeater equipment that are capable of conventional operation to be eligible to be considered P25 CAP compliant.

  • P25 Compliance Assessment Program Encryption Requirements

    This Compliance Assessment Bulletin addresses DHS taking action to stop the practice of manufacturers provided subscriber units with a non-P25 standard encryption without also including P25 standard AES 256 encryption. DHS also asks that manufacturers provide a path for public safety users to add AES 256 to fielded P25 subscriber units that are only equipped with non-P25 standard encryption.

  • Sixth Annual Test & Evaluation Symposium 2024

    Flyer and Program for the 6th Annual Test & Evaluation Symposium, hosted by the DHS Science and Technology Directorate.