WEBVTT

00:00:04.516 --> 00:00:18.546
[ Music ]

00:00:19.046 --> 00:00:20.996
>> Megan Mahle: And with that,

00:00:21.656 --> 00:00:23.286
I'd like to introduce
Jay Martin,

00:00:23.286 --> 00:00:25.756
who is the Principal
Director for our Office

00:00:25.756 --> 00:00:27.326
of Mission & Capability Support.

00:00:28.516 --> 00:00:35.196
[ Applause ]

00:00:35.696 --> 00:00:36.146
>> Jay Martin: Good morning.

00:00:37.006 --> 00:00:37.546
>> Good morning.

00:00:37.546 --> 00:00:39.156
>> Jay Martin: There
is a unique group here

00:00:39.156 --> 00:00:41.216
around -- I see operators.

00:00:41.556 --> 00:00:42.576
I see veterinarians.

00:00:42.576 --> 00:00:43.586
I see industry.

00:00:43.786 --> 00:00:44.586
I see trainers.

00:00:44.586 --> 00:00:45.786
I see DHS folks.

00:00:46.196 --> 00:00:48.836
I'm pretty excited about
this group here today,

00:00:48.876 --> 00:00:51.266
especially for this TIES event.

00:00:51.266 --> 00:00:54.056
Given my operational background,
and I come from the fire service

00:00:54.466 --> 00:00:56.066
and I won't get into
the detail there,

00:00:56.286 --> 00:00:59.206
but if something bad happens,
leave through that door.

00:00:59.466 --> 00:01:00.096
Follow me.

00:01:00.266 --> 00:01:00.756
All right.

00:01:01.606 --> 00:01:03.916
The thing that says
exit to get out of here.

00:01:03.916 --> 00:01:05.186
I usually like to tell people

00:01:05.186 --> 00:01:08.796
and remind them how
to leave a building.

00:01:09.286 --> 00:01:10.886
As Megan said, my
name is Jay Martin,

00:01:10.926 --> 00:01:13.956
and I am the Principal Director
of Mission & Capability Support.

00:01:14.386 --> 00:01:15.456
So what does that mean to you?

00:01:16.166 --> 00:01:19.906
We are the office within Science
and Technology Directorate

00:01:20.416 --> 00:01:24.216
that manages all of the
requirements for research

00:01:24.216 --> 00:01:26.136
and development for
DHS components

00:01:26.416 --> 00:01:27.836
and our first responder
community

00:01:28.256 --> 00:01:32.056
of which our canine detection
program is a big portion

00:01:32.606 --> 00:01:33.506
of the portfolio.

00:01:33.776 --> 00:01:37.216
I'm not going to talk to you
about interesting things today

00:01:37.396 --> 00:01:39.506
around what you've
come here to hear.

00:01:39.726 --> 00:01:42.926
I'm going to give you
context of what Don Roberts,

00:01:42.926 --> 00:01:46.136
the program manager, is going
to talk about the canine program

00:01:46.426 --> 00:01:47.906
and how it fits into S&T.

00:01:48.446 --> 00:01:52.126
And hopefully those of you
who have a broader interest

00:01:52.126 --> 00:01:53.166
in what we're doing

00:01:53.166 --> 00:01:56.606
around industry engagement
outreach will tell you we want

00:01:56.606 --> 00:01:58.926
to do this type of
event for a number

00:01:58.926 --> 00:02:02.116
of our strategic programs
in our program areas.

00:02:02.276 --> 00:02:08.086
No slides so I'm going to use
a lot of estimated numbers

00:02:08.086 --> 00:02:12.126
and information, and I didn't
want to put it on a slide deck.

00:02:12.316 --> 00:02:17.326
So many of you know about
S&T but for those who don't,

00:02:17.986 --> 00:02:19.646
we are the research
and development arm

00:02:19.956 --> 00:02:21.356
for the Department
of Homeland Security.

00:02:22.616 --> 00:02:24.556
We -- our budget
kind of fluctuates

00:02:24.756 --> 00:02:27.246
but right now this fiscal
year we're looking to execute

00:02:27.246 --> 00:02:32.446
about $350 million in research
and development projects

00:02:32.846 --> 00:02:35.436
through the requirements
and the program management

00:02:35.706 --> 00:02:37.126
that my office provides.

00:02:38.186 --> 00:02:40.596
We do that a number of ways.

00:02:41.076 --> 00:02:44.496
First, we have about 600
federal and contract support,

00:02:44.866 --> 00:02:48.756
most in the D.C. area, but we
do have people sprinkled all

00:02:48.756 --> 00:02:50.286
over the country
and internationally.

00:02:51.816 --> 00:02:57.306
We operate mainly
through contracts

00:02:57.306 --> 00:02:59.446
to do research and development.

00:02:59.446 --> 00:03:03.816
We don't do a lot of science
in D.C., but DHS Science

00:03:03.816 --> 00:03:06.656
and Technology does
operate five laboratories.

00:03:07.256 --> 00:03:10.586
And they're focused on areas
where you would think we focus

00:03:10.586 --> 00:03:13.006
on which is biological,
chemical,

00:03:13.316 --> 00:03:17.506
aviation security,
radiological areas.

00:03:18.996 --> 00:03:22.546
We also invest a lot of
money in academic research

00:03:22.596 --> 00:03:24.336
through our Centers
of Excellences.

00:03:24.636 --> 00:03:27.366
And we have ten COEs
across the country

00:03:27.366 --> 00:03:31.286
at different universities
that focus on a number

00:03:31.476 --> 00:03:35.186
of principal areas where
DHS has an interest.

00:03:35.186 --> 00:03:38.646
And we also do a lot
of work with industry

00:03:38.816 --> 00:03:40.666
of which this is
a piece of that.

00:03:41.116 --> 00:03:45.666
We've got some remote offices
of people out in Silicon Valley.

00:03:46.256 --> 00:03:48.726
And everybody kind of rushed
out there a few years ago.

00:03:48.936 --> 00:03:51.296
They're taking that program
and trying to expand it

00:03:51.296 --> 00:03:57.786
across the whole of the U.S.
but that gets us to industry

00:03:58.246 --> 00:04:02.896
to be able to communicate what
DHS needs and what DHS is going

00:04:02.896 --> 00:04:05.436
to invest in and what we
can afford to invest in.

00:04:05.966 --> 00:04:09.836
I'll give you a little
context of why that is.

00:04:11.286 --> 00:04:17.906
Our process for understanding
what our research agenda

00:04:17.906 --> 00:04:21.196
or what we're going
to do annually comes

00:04:21.196 --> 00:04:25.726
through integrated product teams
where we bring in our component.

00:04:25.996 --> 00:04:28.766
And there are eight
operational and a number

00:04:28.766 --> 00:04:32.936
of headquarters offices to
tell us what they need in terms

00:04:32.936 --> 00:04:36.906
of technology and
science in the future.

00:04:38.156 --> 00:04:43.106
And through these IPTs, we
generate a list of areas we want

00:04:43.106 --> 00:04:46.366
to do investment
on behalf of DHS.

00:04:46.946 --> 00:04:49.166
And most of you are
pretty familiar

00:04:49.466 --> 00:04:53.366
with the mission space
of DHS and it's huge.

00:04:53.596 --> 00:04:53.976
Right.

00:04:54.046 --> 00:04:55.786
We are an all hazard
organization.

00:04:56.616 --> 00:05:00.026
And we do everything from Arctic
research in the Coast Guard

00:05:00.026 --> 00:05:04.806
up in the Arctic gap to drug
smuggling in the Caribbean

00:05:05.266 --> 00:05:11.026
to TSAs passenger screening
to FEMAs disaster response

00:05:11.416 --> 00:05:17.666
to CISs immigration stuff and
data analytics and biometrics.

00:05:17.666 --> 00:05:23.846
And $350 million in no way will
close the gap for technology.

00:05:24.436 --> 00:05:30.326
So part of our IPT process
is prioritizing by component

00:05:30.436 --> 00:05:34.986
where the department, the
U.S. government, and S&T want

00:05:34.986 --> 00:05:36.766
to put their investments.

00:05:36.876 --> 00:05:41.486
But that leaves a long list of
things which we cannot cover

00:05:41.486 --> 00:05:45.336
in terms of either
developing new technology

00:05:45.336 --> 00:05:46.906
or even discovering
what's out there.

00:05:48.316 --> 00:05:51.966
These types of events give us an
opportunity to talk to industry

00:05:51.966 --> 00:05:56.846
about what we need
but we can't afford.

00:05:58.036 --> 00:06:00.476
This current fiscal year,

00:06:00.666 --> 00:06:05.176
IPT process generated 150
new high priority gaps

00:06:05.506 --> 00:06:08.146
for the Department of
Homeland Security and our state

00:06:08.146 --> 00:06:11.066
and local partners
which we invest research

00:06:11.066 --> 00:06:12.176
and development dollars in.

00:06:12.806 --> 00:06:13.896
That's a big list.

00:06:14.376 --> 00:06:18.566
And we're doing that
with ongoing research.

00:06:19.386 --> 00:06:24.696
It takes up about
3/4 of our budget,

00:06:24.696 --> 00:06:27.026
but I'd say we're looking
at somewhere in the ballpark

00:06:27.026 --> 00:06:30.566
of about $60 million of new
investment this fiscal year.

00:06:31.206 --> 00:06:33.116
So enough about money.

00:06:33.686 --> 00:06:34.946
We have a huge need.

00:06:34.946 --> 00:06:35.696
We can't fill it.

00:06:35.696 --> 00:06:36.956
We need to talk to the community

00:06:36.956 --> 00:06:39.326
about how do they support
and help us do that.

00:06:40.356 --> 00:06:43.336
To give you context about what
-- Don is going to come up

00:06:43.336 --> 00:06:45.756
and talk about this
canine detection program.

00:06:45.986 --> 00:06:49.396
To give a context about what
our R&D portfolio looks like,

00:06:49.746 --> 00:06:54.336
I have to tell you a little bit
about what we're doing today.

00:06:55.086 --> 00:07:01.456
So we have currently about
350 different research

00:07:01.456 --> 00:07:03.436
and development activities
ongoing

00:07:04.046 --> 00:07:05.236
in science and technology.

00:07:05.786 --> 00:07:10.016
And when I stepped into the
program, I was like wow.

00:07:10.646 --> 00:07:11.816
It's very hard to get your arms

00:07:11.816 --> 00:07:15.646
around 350 things you're doing
let alone measure your impact.

00:07:16.226 --> 00:07:18.466
Right. How are you
improving capability?

00:07:18.656 --> 00:07:19.336
What are you delivering?

00:07:19.516 --> 00:07:21.546
So through a team of leadership,

00:07:21.546 --> 00:07:24.866
we talked about how do
we bring these together

00:07:24.866 --> 00:07:27.546
into strategic program areas,

00:07:27.796 --> 00:07:29.796
areas where there
is a high interest,

00:07:30.066 --> 00:07:33.276
there's crosscutting needs
across the department?

00:07:33.276 --> 00:07:35.216
We've been investing
in it for a long time,

00:07:35.466 --> 00:07:38.106
or it's a problem
that's endearing.

00:07:38.106 --> 00:07:41.306
We're going to have this
forever like airline security.

00:07:42.136 --> 00:07:46.056
So we were able to bring
together from 350 disparate,

00:07:46.296 --> 00:07:48.716
discrete projects and
activities down to

00:07:48.716 --> 00:07:51.326
about 24 strategic
program areas.

00:07:52.446 --> 00:07:55.036
Detection canine is
one of those areas.

00:07:55.246 --> 00:07:57.546
It has a high priority
for the department,

00:07:57.916 --> 00:08:00.286
for our transportation security
administration and our state

00:08:00.286 --> 00:08:03.396
and local law enforcement, and
Congress has an interest in it,

00:08:03.766 --> 00:08:08.136
so they gave us money that said
you will spend $12 million a

00:08:08.136 --> 00:08:11.606
year on canine detection
over five years.

00:08:12.046 --> 00:08:16.886
That's a $60 million program
in an area that all of you,

00:08:16.886 --> 00:08:18.786
because you're here,
have an interest in.

00:08:19.016 --> 00:08:21.256
So we have the resource.

00:08:21.756 --> 00:08:23.396
And Don is going to
talk to you a little bit

00:08:23.396 --> 00:08:26.766
about what his plans are, but
I think there's a lot of area

00:08:27.156 --> 00:08:31.186
where you can inform the
program about either needs

00:08:31.266 --> 00:08:34.466
or capabilities or
technology or approaches

00:08:34.766 --> 00:08:37.516
to the program, what's going on.

00:08:38.706 --> 00:08:41.106
I talked about the requirements

00:08:41.106 --> 00:08:46.826
for this detection canine
program, principally for S&T.

00:08:46.916 --> 00:08:50.006
We get our detection
requirements from TSA,

00:08:50.936 --> 00:08:54.936
but every component in DHS
has a working dog program.

00:08:55.626 --> 00:08:58.386
So Don is beginning to
open the aperture to talk

00:08:58.386 --> 00:09:02.206
about not just detection canine
but what are we doing about,

00:09:02.626 --> 00:09:05.516
you know, the disaster response
and all of the FEMA dogs?

00:09:05.846 --> 00:09:09.186
What are we doing about Secret
Service and their gun dogs?

00:09:09.186 --> 00:09:11.306
And what are we doing
about cadaver dogs?

00:09:11.306 --> 00:09:17.946
And, you know, any working
dog specialty, the genetics

00:09:17.946 --> 00:09:20.506
of breeding are probably
somewhere

00:09:20.506 --> 00:09:23.846
across those working dog areas.

00:09:23.846 --> 00:09:25.976
So how do we bring them together

00:09:26.296 --> 00:09:27.976
in this detection
canine program?

00:09:33.996 --> 00:09:36.956
So to give a little
bit of an idea beyond,

00:09:37.356 --> 00:09:39.996
and this is by no means is
comprehensive, but a little bit

00:09:39.996 --> 00:09:44.596
of an idea beyond the detection
canine, this is one of 24

00:09:45.086 --> 00:09:48.076
but logically you all
can think about areas

00:09:48.076 --> 00:09:49.856
where technology is evolving

00:09:50.276 --> 00:09:54.616
where we would put a
strategic focus, and 5G is one.

00:09:54.856 --> 00:09:56.836
You know not only the
use of a 5G network

00:09:56.836 --> 00:09:59.906
but the security requirements
and protocols we would have

00:09:59.906 --> 00:10:03.056
to consider as government users
as well as state and locals

00:10:03.346 --> 00:10:05.416
to use the 5G network.

00:10:06.306 --> 00:10:08.056
Biometrics and identity
management.

00:10:08.136 --> 00:10:12.436
That's an area where we
really need to look across DHS

00:10:12.586 --> 00:10:17.606
and the state and locals and
begin to navigate privacy,

00:10:18.156 --> 00:10:20.906
civil rights, civil
liberties, other issues involved

00:10:20.906 --> 00:10:23.926
with biometrics and
identity management.

00:10:24.016 --> 00:10:26.346
One area that kind of has
a little bit of an overlap

00:10:26.576 --> 00:10:29.956
with your interest is
personal protective equipment.

00:10:30.446 --> 00:10:32.616
So we invest a considerable
amount of money

00:10:33.116 --> 00:10:35.006
in protective equipment.

00:10:35.456 --> 00:10:38.456
Not so much for law enforcement
because DOJ has got that covered

00:10:38.626 --> 00:10:40.556
but in responder rescue,

00:10:40.556 --> 00:10:45.056
emergency medical services,
and the fire service.

00:10:45.056 --> 00:10:49.476
One big one that we're -- and
we're all touched at least

00:10:49.476 --> 00:10:52.496
in some way, opioid/fentanyl
detection.

00:10:53.076 --> 00:10:56.856
We are leaning into this
pretty hard to figure

00:10:56.856 --> 00:10:59.436
out how we catch this stuff
coming into the country

00:10:59.746 --> 00:11:02.136
through our express
mail and our ports.

00:11:02.796 --> 00:11:05.126
Right. Not so much the
investigation piece

00:11:05.126 --> 00:11:08.886
or the distribution in the
country but how is it getting

00:11:09.236 --> 00:11:11.056
in and can we detect it?

00:11:11.056 --> 00:11:13.316
And finally an area where
we're spending a lot of time

00:11:13.316 --> 00:11:15.016
and money is in Counter-UAS.

00:11:15.676 --> 00:11:19.396
Right. This problem of how do
we identify, track, mitigate,

00:11:19.506 --> 00:11:29.216
and kill unmanned aerial system
safely around soft targets

00:11:29.216 --> 00:11:31.306
or crowded places
or around areas

00:11:31.346 --> 00:11:33.076
where there is national
security concerns.

00:11:33.646 --> 00:11:40.106
So that I think -- I just
wanted to give you a broad idea

00:11:40.106 --> 00:11:43.676
of what S&T does, how Don's
program fits in context

00:11:43.676 --> 00:11:47.566
to our portfolio, how we
support not only DHS users

00:11:47.566 --> 00:11:48.536
but state and locals.

00:11:48.536 --> 00:11:53.006
One thing I would probably
stress too is our need

00:11:53.246 --> 00:11:55.986
to do much more interagency
cooperation

00:11:56.446 --> 00:11:57.836
across the federal government

00:11:58.056 --> 00:12:01.106
because we're not the
only program doing working

00:12:01.106 --> 00:12:02.206
dog investments.

00:12:02.566 --> 00:12:05.116
So there's others out there
that we could certainly leverage

00:12:05.406 --> 00:12:07.316
in terms of standards
or training or things,

00:12:07.606 --> 00:12:10.116
and I would offer that as
an opportunity to explore.

00:12:10.736 --> 00:12:12.196
But thank you for your time.

00:12:12.526 --> 00:12:14.096
I really appreciate
your interest

00:12:14.096 --> 00:12:16.646
and your involvement,
you all showing up.

00:12:16.646 --> 00:12:18.326
I'm kind of surprised.

00:12:18.326 --> 00:12:21.406
We were expecting somewhere
around a dozen people

00:12:21.716 --> 00:12:25.176
so this is pretty surprising
that we have the turnout we do.

00:12:25.836 --> 00:12:27.586
And thank you and hopefully
you have a good day.

00:12:28.516 --> 00:12:43.300
[ Music ]