Attachment C-1 ST Directorate Description.docx

Attachment C-1

Science and Technology Directorate Organization, Missions, and Functions

The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) mission is to: Strengthen America’s security and resiliency by providing knowledge products and innovative technology solutions for the Homeland Security Enterprise.

The mission will be achieved by:

· Rapidly developing and delivering knowledge, analyses, and innovative solutions that advance the mission of the Department by

· Providing knowledge, technologies, and science-based solutions that are integrated into homeland security operations, employing 24-36 month innovation cycles from project inception through operational testing,

· Strengthening relationships with DHS components to better understand and address their requirements,

· Focusing on high-priority needs, through rigorous project selection and regular review of the entire R&D portfolio, and

· Implementing processes that strengthen project management, evaluation, and accountability within the Directorate.

· Leveraging technical expertise to assist DHS components’ efforts to establish operational requirements, and select and acquire needed technologies as a result of

· Providing scientific and engineering advice and services to strengthen DHS acquisition processes,

· Encouraging the private sector (with a focus on small business engagement) to develop technologies relevant to the Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE), and

· Incentivizing owners of critical infrastructure and key resources to adopt technologies that reduce vulnerabilities and increase resilience.

· Strengthening the Homeland Security Enterprise and First Responders’ capabilities to protect the homeland and respond to disasters by means of

· Better understanding the needs and requirements of First Responder communities, including those on the front line of border protection and transportation security

· Creating high-impact technologies and knowledge products, such as standards and protocols, that facilitate the safety, effectiveness, and ease with which First Responders do their work

· Conducting, catalyzing, and surveying scientific discoveries and inventions relevant to existing and emerging homeland security challenges by

· Ensuring effective construction and utilization of S&T laboratories in support of homeland security missions,

· Improving S&T’s knowledge and use of relevant national and international research and facilities, with a focus on DOE National Labs and DoD efforts,

· Leveraging academia to address Homeland Security needs and nurture the future technical workforce of the HSE , and

· Collaborating with OSTP and other government agencies to develop the national policy and strategic plan for homeland security research and development.

· Fostering a culture of innovation and learning, in S&T and across DHS, that addresses challenges with scientific, analytic, and technical rigor by

· Increasing S&T and the Department’s awareness of cutting edge research and technology developments pertinent to DHS missions,

· Promoting a culture of openness, continual learning, innovation, and collaboration within S&T Directorate and across DHS,

· Internally promoting synergies and eliminate programmatic redundancies by creating mechanisms and processes to increase information sharing,

· Supporting the development of a high-performing technical workforce at DHS, and

· Streamlining business processes to increase organizational efficiency and effectiveness.

Many of the above mission responsibilities are interrelated, and entail specific relationships with other civilian agencies and military commands of both the United States and its Allies.

The functions of DHS S&T Business Units are:

Front Office (FO) and Support Offices:

· Leads S&T efforts to realize S&T’s mission, goals and objectives in support of DHS and its operational Components efforts to secure the homeland,

· Serves as a primary liaison and interface to DHS Components, other Agencies, Congress, and International Partners,

· Serves to provide the infrastructure base necessary to enable, support and sustain the scientific and technological research, development, test, evaluation, efforts initiated towards the realization of the mission,

· Establishes and maintains S&T standard policies and procedures, formally control executive correspondence, knowledge management, records management,

· Provides fiscal management of the S&T Directorate appropriations, and financial administration of all programs directly under the cognizance of S&T; provides acquisition management and oversight; and travel and GSA SmartPay Card Program support, and

· Provides work space, the right people, technology, property, workplace health and safety, security, and processes to support the Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate.

Director of Support to the Homeland Security Enterprise and First Responders:

· Manages the Office of Interoperability and Compatibility, Technology Clearinghouse/R-Tech, and National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL).

· Fosters S&T’s understanding of the needs and requirements of the Homeland Security Enterprise and the First Responder communities, including those working on the front lines of border protection and transportation security,

· Supports HSARPA’s creation of high value technologies and knowledge products that help the Homeland Security Enterprise and First Responders do their homeland security work more safely, effectively and efficiently,

· Advances interoperability for First Responders, and

· Increases the Homeland Security Enterprise and First Responders’ access to information products that demonstrate best practices and identifies performance standards.

Director of Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA):

· Manages the Radiation/Nuclear (Rad/Nuc) and Special Programs as well as the following Divisions:

· Borders and Maritime Security Division which develops and transitions tools and technologies that improve the security of our nation's borders and waterways, without impeding the flow of commerce and travel,

· Chemical and Biological Division that works to increase the nation's preparedness against chemical and biological threats through improved threat awareness, advanced surveillance and detection, and protective countermeasures,

· Cyber Security Division leading cyber security research, development, testing, and evaluation to secure the nation’s current and future critical cyber infrastructure,

· Explosives Division developing the technical capabilities to detect, interdict, and lessen the impacts of non-nuclear explosives used in terrorist attacks against mass transit, civil aviation, and critical infrastructure,

· Human Factors Behavioral Sciences Division that applies the social and behavioral sciences to improve detection, analysis, and understanding and response to homeland security threats, and

· Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division which focuses on identifying and mitigating the vulnerabilities of the critical infrastructure and key assets that keep our society and economy functioning.

· Exercises management over S&T to plan, foster, and execute a quality S&T program supporting the needs of DHS and the Homeland Security Enterprise,

· Identifies overlaps and promote synergies in technical division efforts,

· Ensures S&T maintains a technology development effort with an appropriate balance of risk and transition.

· Ensures objectives of the S&T program are current and compatible with both near- and long-term needs of DHS and the Homeland Security Enterprise; determines the course of action to be taken in meeting these objectives in a changing environment, and

Director of Acquisition Support and Operations Analysis (ASOA): Manages the Capstone Analysis & Requirements Office, which includes the following federally funded research and development centers (FFRDC): Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Analysis Institute (HS SEDI) and Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute (HSSAI). This group also manages the Office of Systems Engineering and Test & Evaluation and Standards Office which includes the Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL).

· Provides resources and expertise necessary to support throughout the entire lifecycle of an acquisition to DHS Components seeking support in the development of technologies and/or knowledge products to facilitate the successful execution of their homeland security related missions.

· Provides a full range of coordinated operations analysis, systems engineering, and test and evaluation, and standards support to the DHS Components.

· Manages and provides support for the Integrated Product Team process which facilitates the coordination with DHS Components on their S&T requirements to include identification and prioritization.

Director of Research & Development Partnerships (RDP):

· Manages the Interagency Office, International Cooperative Programs Office, the Office of National Laboratories which includes the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC), National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), and Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC). This group also manages the Office of Public-Private Partnerships which includes the Small Business Innovative Research Office (SBIR), Long Range Broad Agency Announcement Office (LRBAA), and SAFETY Act Office. This group also manages the Office of University Programs and the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee (HSSTAC) Executive Director & National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Liaison.

· Manages core competencies that provide measureable value to DHS S&T in facilitating relationships with members of the Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE).

· Conducts extensive outreach efforts with members of the HSE based on the strategic and programmatic needs of the Department and S&T.

· Assists in “transmitting and receiving information” to stakeholders across the HSE. Maintains extensive contacts and key references to conduct outreach, and provides research and funding opportunities to the public and private sectors domestically and internationally.

· Provides oversight to lab maintenance and operations, lab upgrades, and lab construction.

· S&T’s diverse and talented collection of expertise, capabilities and experience enhances the Group’s ability to deliver results and create significant impact in providing the Homeland Security Enterprise with the tools and knowledge necessary for their mission success.

· Maintains close relationships with academia through our Centers of Excellence, education programs and minority serving institutions to ensure high quality basic research to inform R&D programs.

The Science and Technology Directorate organization chart is presented at http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/sant-org-chart.pdf.