DHS/S&T/PIA-038 Next Generation First Responder Apex Program

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate established the Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) Apex Program (Program), a research, development, testing, evaluation, (RDT&E) and standards program, adapting existing technologies, developing new capabilities, and working with the private sector to enhance capabilities for first responders across the nation. More than 60 individual RDT&E projects “align” to the NGFR Apex Program. Program activities include technology integration demonstrations and/or operational experimentations (OpEx) and the development of knowledge products, such as facts sheets and case studies. DHS S&T is conducting the NGFR Apex Program Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) because the Program involves the use of personally identifiable information (PII) as well as technologies that raise potential privacy concerns. August 2019