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I'm the director for the

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Technology Centers here
at the Science and Technology Directorate.

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The Technology Centers is an organization
of about 60 to 80 people,

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all scientists and engineers,
and we are really focused

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on understanding
the future of science and technology.

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What new technologies do
we need to be aware of?

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What are their applications for inserting
into different missions across DHS?

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How might they be vulnerable,

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so how would we need to secure them?
And at the same time,

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how might they be misused
and what do we need to do

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to ensure countermeasures or mitigation
efforts are put in place?

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I think S and T is a really unique
organization in that

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everything is team-oriented.

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Everything is about collaboration.

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Everything is about solving a problem
for homeland security.

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So we all get really excited
about coming around the table,

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joining together
to really work on solutions

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that are going to solve
some really hard challenges that we have.

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For me, public service
is really about public trust,

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and I really take that very seriously.

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We are first and foremost here
to uphold the Constitution.

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That's our job.

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That's why we're here.

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But in homeland security

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and especially in Science and Technology,
we get to be creative

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and really apply that to advancing

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the safety of our nation.