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My name is Brannan Villee,

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I'm the senior program manager of Critical
Infrastructure, Security and Resilience

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Research in the Office of Mission
and Capability Support,

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with the Science and Technology
Directorate of the Department

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of Homeland Security.

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When the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act was passed and signed

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by the President in November of 2021,
I was tapped to be

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the senior program manager for the newly
formed Critical Infrastructure

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Security and Resilience Research Program
for the Department.

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This program provides $157 million
in research and development dollars

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for critical infrastructure
for S&T to help support the department,

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particularly the Cybersecurity
and Infrastructure Security Agency,

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or CISA.

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My typical day isn't always so typical.

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I am a working mom, and I will say

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I really appreciate the flexibility
that S&T provides.

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I meet with my team and make sure
that we're all on the same page.

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I also manage performers from around
the country, ensure that our performers

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are providing the deliverables
that the government desires,

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that we're helping
fulfill the requirements of the customer

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and ultimately help
support the homeland security mission.

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There truly is a culture of continuous
improvement here,

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and so that provides you
the opportunity to innovate every day.

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And our DHS operational component
customers are seeking creative

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and innovative solutions
to solve homeland security problems

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that our first responders
are facing in the field.

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And so it's really neat to work
for an organization that that fosters

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this and encourages people to come up with
solutions and ways to do things better.