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Homeland Security

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News & Events

Get the latest updates from the Science and Technology Directorate. 

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Technology Centers

A matrixed team that powers open innovation to realize the S&T Visionary Goals.

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Research

The DHS Science and Technology Directorate secures the nation though research and development.

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Technology Scouting

Technology Scouting is the process of identifying, locating, and evaluating existing or developing technologies, products, services, and emerging trends. This approach allows faster development and increases partnership opportunities and resources to assist with the development of current or future Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE) systems and needs.

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Written testimony of DHS Acting Secretary Rand Beers for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “Threats to the Homeland”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Rand Beers addresses DHS’ efforts to prepare for, protect against, respond to and recover from threats facing the nation and the American people.

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Coordinating Federal Support for Fusion Centers

Fusion centers are state- and locally owned and operated entities that play a vital role in improving the nation’s ability to safeguard the Homeland. They serve as focal points within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information among federal, state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT), and private sector partners and represent an essential element of our distributed homeland security and counterterrorism architecture.

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Featured Laws & Regulations

New laws and regulatory actions impacting the Department of Homeland Security: 2014 Laws with DHS Impacts, DHS Issues Plan on Retrospective Review of Regulations.

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Secretary Napolitano's Testimony on Security Challenges Post-9/11

Secretary Napolitano's testimony on December 2, 2009, before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on security challenges post-9/11.