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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.

  • Arctic Communications and Technologies Fact Sheet

    The Arctic Communications and Technologies program is a multi-year effort within the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate  that will identify and evaluate appropriate terrestrial and space-based solutions to extend and enable U.S. Coast Guard operations in the Arctic.

  • Ground Based Technologies Fact Sheet

    The Ground Based Technologies program is a multi-year effort within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)  Science and Technology Directorate that will improve situational awareness of U.S. terrestrial borders between the ports of entry by pursuing technologies such as radars, imagers, and unattended ground sensors for use by DHS components.

  • Port and Coastal Surveillance Fact Sheet

    The Port and Coastal Surveillance program is a multi-year effort within the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate that will improve maritime situational awareness enabling rapid tactical response to maritime threats.

  • Port and Waterway Resiliency Fact Sheet

    The Port and Waterway Resiliency program is a multi-year effort within the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate  that will develop risk-based strategies to enhance the U.S. Coast Guard’s management of ports and waterways, including better ways to conduct health assessments, analyze the condition of ports and waterways, and support risk-based decision making.

  • Next Generation Cyber Infrastructure Apex Fact Sheet

    The NGCI Apex project addresses challenges by providing the financial services sector with the technologies and tools to confront when advanced adversaries attack cyber systems and networks.

  • Fast Response Cutter Test and Evaluation Oversight Fact Sheet

    In 2013, the Fast Response Cutter successfully completed Test and Evaluation, under the oversight of DHS S&T, Office of Operational Test and Evaluation (OTE) and was granted full rate production authority by the Under Secretary for Management.

  • FINDER: Detecting Heartbeats in Rubble and Rescuing Victims of Disasters Fact Sheet and Video

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) has developed technology to better pinpoint survivors in collapsed structures: the  Finding Individuals for Disaster and Emergency Response, or FINDER.

  • Considerations for a Power Transformer Emergency Spare Strategy for the Electric Utility Industry

    Considerations for a Power Transformer Emergency Spare Strategy for the Electric Utility Industry by The Electric Power Research Institute for DHS S&T

  • Solar Storm GIC Forecasting: Solar Shield Extension - GIC Forecasting System Requirements

    A NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Heliophysics Science Division-lead team that includes NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, Electric Power Research Institute, and Electric Research and Management, Inc. participants has recently partnered with the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate to better understand the impact of Geomagnetically Induced Current (GIC) on the electric power industry. As a part of the process to improve resiliency of the system, better understanding of the power industry user requirements is needed. The ultimate goal in our work is to improve forecasting capability that will support operational decisions about proactive GIC mitigation actions. This report is based on communications with representatives of the US electric power transmission industry and documents the findings as part of the team’s requirements development work.

  • S&T FOIA Logs

    This log contains the incoming Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T)  for each fiscal year.