Policy-makers generally believe that science and technology can and
will play significant roles in improving homeland security. When
Congress established the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),
through the Homeland Security Act of 2002, it included the
Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T) to ensure that the
new department had access to science and technology advice and
capabilities for research and development (R&D). The S&T
Directorate is the primary organisation for R&D in the DHS. It
conducts R&D in several DHS laboratories and funds R&D
conducted by other government agencies, the Department of Energy
national laboratories, academia, and the private sector.
Additionally, the directorate supports the development of
operational requirements and oversees the operational testing and
evaluation of homeland security systems for the DHS. This book
provides a brief overview of the S&T Directorate's mission,
organisation, and budgetary structure; a discussion of selected
critiques of the S&T Directorate; and an analysis of selected
issues facing congressional policy-makers.
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