Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology

United States Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology

Incumbent Dr. Reginald Brothers^[1] since April 7, 2014
Formation	2003
Website	https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology

The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Homeland Security. The Under Secretary, as head of the Science and Technology Directorate at DHS, is the principal staff assistant and adviser to both the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for all DHS technological research.

The Under Secretary is appointed from civilian life by the president with the consent of the Senate to serve at the pleasure of the president. Dr. Reginald Brothers was appointed Under Secretary by President Barack Obama on April 7, 2014.

Overview

The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology is responsible for scientific and technological research designed to provide new security and resilience innovations.

Reporting Officials

Officials reporting to the USHS(S&T) include:

Deputy Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology
Director of Support to the Homeland Security Enterprise and First Responders
Director
- Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
  - Borders and Maritime Security Division
  - Chemical and Biological Defense Division
  - Cyber Security Division
  - Explosive Division
  - Resilient Systems Division
Director of CDS Capability Development Support
Director of Research and Development Partnership

Budget

DHS Science and Technology Budget, FY11-16 ($ in thousands) ^[2]
Line Item	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Actual	FY16 Request
Management and Administration	140,918	135,000	126,519	129,000	129,993	132,115
Acquisition and Operations Support	47,080	54,154	45,991	41,703	41,703	47,102
Laboratory Facilities	140,000	176,500	158,083	547,785	434,989	133,921
Research, Development, and Innovation	459,690	265,783	425,294	462,000	457,499	434,850
University Programs	39,890	36,563	38,339	39,724	39,724	31,000
Total Budget	827,578	668,000	794,226	1,220,212	1,103,908	778,988

References

↑ DHS Biography
↑ "Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Budget Budget in Brief, DHS, pg 103" (PDF). Department of Homeland Security. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-01.

Agencies under the United States Department of Homeland Security

Headquarters: Nebraska Avenue Complex Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security

Deputy Secretary	United States Coast Guard Immigration and Customs Enforcement Citizenship and Immigration Services Customs and Border Protection Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Law Enforcement Training Center United States Secret Service Office of Operations Coordination Transportation Security Administration Office of Health Affairs Office of Policy Office of Immigration Statistics Homeland Security Advisory Council

National Protection and Programs	National Protection and Programs Directorate Federal Protective Service Office of Cybersecurity and Communications Office of Infrastructure Protection US-VISIT

Science and Technology	Science and Technology Directorate Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency Explosives Division Chemical and Biological Defense Division Border and Maritime Security Division Human Factors and Behavioral Sciences Division Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division Cyber Security Division (National Cybersecurity Center)

Intelligence and Analysis	Office of Intelligence and Analysis

Management	Management Directorate

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