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S&T PIADC Fact Sheet

PIADC has served as the front line of the nation’s defense against diseases that could devastate markets for livestock, meat, milk, and other animal products.

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S&T NBACC Fact Sheet

The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) is the first national laboratory created by the Department of Homeland Security.

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Jack Rabbit II Program Fact Sheet

DHS S&T CSAC led the Jack Rabbit project of large-scale outdoor chlorine release trials, with a collaborative team of partners and cosponsors from government, industry and academia.

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S&T CSAC Factsheet

DHS established the CSAC in 2006 to assess and identify vulnerabilities and respond to potential chemical threats and hazards to the homeland.

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S&T HSSEDI Fact Sheet

The Homeland Security Act of 2002 authorized the DHS Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, to establish one or more federally funded research and development centers to provide independent analysis of homeland security issues, or to carry out other responsibilities under the Act. In 2009, the MITRE Corporation was selected to operate the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (HSSEDI) FFRDC.

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S&T FFRDC Strengthening America’s Security Through Research And Innovation Fact Sheet

FFRDCs act as a vehicle for special research and development contracting within the federal government.

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S&T Robot Response Standards Program Fact Sheet

Robot performance standards and test methods were not in place leading up to and immediately after the terrorists’ events of 2001.

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S&T Commercialization Accelerator Program

DHS tasked S&T with creating a program to focus on the commercialization of federally funded cybersecurity research.

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S&T Software Quality Assurance Fact Sheet

S&T SwQA is developing innovative approaches to re-duce the risk and cost of software failures.

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S&T NCISR Fact Sheet

DHS, through its ITF, is part of the federal response to EO 13636 on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyber Security, signed by the President on February 12, 2013, and the Presidential Policy Directive-21 on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience (CISR/PPD-21).