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Science and Technology

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.

  • S&T SCITI Lab: Third Insight

    Third Insight is one of the Unmanned Aerial Systems technology performers for Smart City Internet of Things Innovation (SCITI) labs.

  • S&T NGFR – Birmingham Shaken Fury Operational Experimentation

    For NGFR’s last operational experiment, the program has partnered with Birmingham-area public safety agencies in a HAZMAT and Search and Rescue incident response resulting from an earthquake scenario. This OpEx is affiliated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s 2019 Shaken Fury exercise hosted by FEMA and will focus on a simulated major earthquake in Memphis, Tennessee that will impact middle America including the state of Alabama. The OpEx is also an opportunity for Birmingham-area public safety agencies to enhance their mission capabilities in advance of the World Games which the city of Birmingham will host in June 2021.

  • S&T NUSTL Annual Report 2017

    The National Urban Security Technology Laboratory Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report contains a summary of the laboratory’s completed program and project milestones, collaboration and outreach, mission and services, laboratory operations, and organizational successes.

  • First Responder Guide for Improving Survivability in Improvised Explosive Device and/or Active Shooter Incidents

    This document incorporates military response strategies and civilian best practices into a first responder guide for explosives attacks and active shooter incidents.

  • S&T March 2019 P25 CAP Advisory Panel Quarterly Update

    March 2019 P25 CAP Advisory Panel Quarterly Update

  • S&T - Innovation Programs & Tools Booklet

    S&T has a number of tools for working with many different kinds of private sector entities. The “Innovation Programs & Tools” booklet outlines the process, eligibility, timeline, and how to apply for each of our tools. We also identify the stage(s) of technology development we seek for each tool.

  • S&T P25 CAP Aug. 8, 2018, Meeting Agenda and Summary

    The agenda and summary of the DHS Science and Technology Directorate's Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program Advisory Panel meeting for Aug. 8, 2018.

  • S&T Automated Driver and Responder Alert System Operational Field Assessment Report

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s First Responder Technologies Division initiated a project with the goal of enhancing roadway safety for first responders. Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) developed the Automated Driver and Responder Alert System (ADRAS) prototype to assist in reaching this goal.

  • S&T Improving communications for fishing vessel inspections Fact Sheet

    Radio communications below deck can be patchy. M2C2 shares photos in real time. S&T has conducted tests of the M2C2 system in cooperation with Joint Interagency Task Force-South.

  • DHS/S&T/PIA-034 Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program

    The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) is leading DHS efforts and coordinating across the Federal Government testing and evaluating technologies used to detect, identify, and monitor small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) that may pose a potential threat to covered facilities and assets and other missions authorized to the Department by law. These protective technologies are referred to as Counter-UAS (C-UAS).