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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.

  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI) Fact Sheet

    The Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute's (CIRI) interdisciplinary team delivers knowledge, tools, technologies, and solutions to the businesses and public entities that own and operate critical systems.

  • Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense (CBTS) Fact Sheet

    CBTS researches and develops solutions, protocols, and capabilities to support DHS operations that detect, assess, and respond to known and unknown biological threats and hazards that could adversely impact the nation’s people, agriculture, and economy. 

  • Masters of Business Administration - Security Technology Transition (MBA STT) Fact Sheet

    MBA STT program is building a cross-DHS collaborative workforce with the skillsets needed to develop, acquire, and implement operationally relevant technologies, understand and manage the process of transition, and reduce the barriers to technology transition that research has revealed impede critical technological or operational improvements.

  • National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE) Fact Sheet

    NCITE provides access to innovation, technology, and education for counterterrorism professionals in the Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE) and intelligence community.

  • Soft Target Engineering to Neutralize the Threat Reality (SENTRY) Fact Sheet

    Led by Northeastern University, SENTRY develops strategies and innovative solutions to secure soft targets and crowded places from targeted attacks that inflict grave injury to human life and property.

  • Coastal, Port and Waterway Security Fact Sheet

    The Maritime Transportation System (MTS) is a complex network of interconnected systems overseen by federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments with overlapping authorities and missions. 

  • High Definition-Advanced Imaging Technology

    The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is developing systems for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to increase efficiency and effectiveness, while improving the passenger experience. One of these development efforts is High Definition-Advanced Imaging Technology (HD-AIT), designed to enhance threat detection and reduce false alarms. 

  • High Definition-Advanced Imaging Technology Shoe Scanner

    The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is developing systems for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to increase efficiency and effectiveness, while improving the passenger experience. One of those systems is a shoe scanner that can detect prohibited items without passengers having to remove shoes at the checkpoint.

  • Real-Time Advanced Imaging Technology

    The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is developing systems for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to increase efficiency and effectiveness, while improving the passenger experience. One of these development efforts is the Real-Time Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) passenger screening panels that could enable walk-by passenger screening versus the current pause- and-pose process.

  • Biometric Technology Report: EO 14074, 13(e)

    Executive order on advancing effective, accountable policing and criminal justice practices to enhance public trust and public safety (EO 14074).