S&T conducts basic and applied research to ensure advancements in science and technology can be harnessed for cutting-edge solutions to DHS operational challenges. Our research looks to build knowledge and understanding of evolving threats, hazards and risks.
Our research priorities are driven by strategic and long-term needs of the Department and Homeland Security Enterprise in topics including:
Science & Technology Directorate Technology Centers Research Agenda
The DHS S&T Technology Centers’ Research Agenda is intended to provide the strategic framework against which we align and focus our research portfolio, and it communicates our priorities and objectives over the next three years. This Research Agenda identifies the most critical and impactful advances and developments in science and technology from the perspective of where the emerging technology and science trends are headed and their potential impact or implications to the Department.