SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HOMELAND SECURITY

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HOMELAND SECURITY

• Kelly H. Carnes
• President and CEO
• TechVision21
• March 15, 2005

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National Strategy for Homeland Security

• Prevent terrorist attacks within the US
• Reduce vulnerability to terrorism
• Minimize damage and recover from attacks (if and
  when they occur)

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Science and Technology forHomeland Security

• In the war against terrorism, Americas vast
  science and technology base provides us with a
  key advantage.
• President George W. Bush

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Science and Technology Priorities

• Strategies to combat WMD
• Radiological and nuclear countermeasures
• Biological agent detection, diagnostics,
  therapeutics, and forensics
• Social, behavioral, and economic aspects of
  combating terrorism
• Border entry/exit technologies

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Overview FY 2006 Homeland Security RD

• 4.4B will be invested FY06
• Project BioShield 2.9B over 3 years
• Key Agencies DHS, DOD/DARPA, HHS, Energy, DOJ,
  USDA, EPA, NSF
• Interagency Efforts Technical Support Working
  Group (TSWG)
• Additional research not classified as homeland
  security

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Homeland Security RD by Agency

• Department of Agriculture 172 M
• Department of Commerce 82
• Department of Defense 394
• Department of Energy 81
• Department of Homeland Security 1,287
• Environmental Protection Agency 94
• Department of HHS (incl. NIH) 1,802
• NASA 92
• National Science Foundation 329
• Other 92
• TOTAL 4,425

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Major Investments inHomeland Security RD

• DHS 2006 RD budget 1.3 billion
• 440 million for rad/nuke inspection/detection
• 246 million for rad/nuke countermeasures
• 385 million for biological countermeasures
• 110 million for portable anti-aircraft missile
  countermeasures

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Major Investments inHomeland Security RD

• 100 million for airport explosives screening
• 94 million for border surveillance, container
  shipping security, protective equipment,
  disaster modeling/simulation
• 64 million for university/fellowship programs
• 218 million for BioWatch
• 21 million for rapid prototyping

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Major Investments inHomeland Security RD

• 107 million for chemical detection and
  countermeasures
• 47 million for threat analysis
• 94 million for cybersecurity RD (NSF)
• 94 million for water security
• 596 million for food/agricultural
• defense

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Private Sector Role

• The private sector has the expertise to develop
  and produce many of the technologies, devices,
  and systems needed for homeland security. The
  Federal government needs to find better ways to
  harness the energy, ingenuity, and investments of
  private entities for these purposes.
• National Strategy for Homeland Security

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Technical Support Working Group

• Defense
• FBI
• Energy
• Homeland Security
• ATF

• Secret Service
• FAA
• Intelligence Community

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TSWG Solicitations

• Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs)
• Each BAA issued by several TSWG subgroups
• Multiple technologies
• Set requirements, objectives, timeframes

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Examples of TSWG Solicitations in Recent BAAs

• Fuel cell power for tactical systems
• Remote detection of improvised explosive devices
• Self contained active thermal protection for
  personnel
• National critical infrastructure data base
• Diagnosis/defeat of improvised explosive devices,
  chemical/radiological devices, car bombs
• Immersive virtual reality simulator for medical
  training
• Dynamic entry warning device
• Imaging in concrete

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Broad Agency Announcements

• www.bids.tswg.gov
• www.fedbizopps.gov
• www.grants.gov
• www.fedgrants.gov

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Department of Homeland Security

• 1.3B for RD in FY 2006
• Directorate of Science and Technology
• Sets homeland security RD goals and priorities
• Coordinates homeland security RD across the
  Federal government
• Funds homeland security RD
• Fosters the transfer and deployment of
  technologies for homeland security

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Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects
Agency (HSARPA)

• Preventing illicit traffic of radiological/nuclear
  materials and weapons
• Detection and mitigation of the effects of
  biological and chemical agents release
• Detecting illicit high explosives
• Enhancing the conventional missions of the
  Departments operational units
• Protecting cyber and other critical
  infrastructures
• Preventing technology surprise by anticipating
  current threats

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Recent HSARPA BAA Topics

• Food Biological Agent Detection Sensor
• Improvised Explosives Device Detection
• New Materials for Personal Protective Equipment
• Bio-Aerosol Detector Systems
• Unified Incident Command and Decision Support
• Advanced Container Security Devices
• www.hsarpabaa.com

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Department of Homeland SecuritySmall Business
Innovation Research

• Phase I scientific and technical feasibility, up
  to 100,000, NTE 6 months
• Phase II concept development, up to 750,000,
  NTE 24 months
• Phase III product development, no funding, some
  assistance in acquiring funding/commercialization

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Department of Homeland SecuritySmall Business
Innovation Research

• 2 Solicitations per year
• Each covering 6 topics
• 30 Phase I Awards, 10 Phase II Awards
• Published at
• www.fedbizopps.com
• www.hsarpasbir.com

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Department of Homeland SecuritySmall Business
Innovation ResearchCurrent Solicitations

• Automated processing of liquid, solid, aerosol
  samples
• Passive radiation detection/identification
  systems
• Cooling technologies for high purity germanium
  detectors
• Low cost underwater threat detection system
• Less lethal devices for law enforcement
• Secure carton (shipping) system

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SBIR Jump Start and Fast Track

• Jump Start Submit Phase II Proposal Before
  Completing Phase I
• Closes Funding Gap, Accelerates Technology
  Development
• Fast Track Seek additional funding from non-SBIR
  sources that can be matched up to 250K in a 12
  ratio.

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Transportation Security Administration

• Communications Infrastructure
• Passenger Identification and Screening
• Tracking and Recognition Systems
• Data Warehousing and Data Mining
• Command and Control Systems
• Decision Support Systems
• Detecting suspicious behavior
• Electronic Surveillance
• Modeling and Simulation

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Department of Homeland SecurityCenters of
Excellence Program

• Published in Broad Agency Announcement
• Awards to Universities 12-18 Million3 years
• Centers of Excellence Awards (3 more FY 06)
• Economic Consequences of Terrorist Threats/Events
• Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense
• Agro security for Post Harvest Food Protection
• Behavioral/Social Aspects of Terrorism
• Terrorist Attack Preparation/Response
• (to be awarded in CY05)

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Department of Defense

• 898 million for chem/bio defense RD
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• Personnel and Facilities CBN Protection
• Detection/Identification/Decontamination CBN
  Agents
• New Technologies/Design Techniques for Building
  Construction and Infrastructure to Protect
  Personnel from CBN Materials

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Department of DefenseDefense Advanced Research
Projects Agency

• DARPA Solicits RD Work Through
• www.fedbizopps.com
• Department of Defense SBIR Program
• DARPA Solicitations Home Page
• Solicitation Forms
• Broad Agency Announcements
• RFPs
• Sources Sought Announcements
• Special Research Announcements

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Department of DefenseDefense Advanced Research
Projects Agency

• DARPA Awards Aimed At Projects
• Collections of contracts and thrusts with common
  theme
• Have beginning and end
• Specific hoped-for results
• May have very high risk

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Department of DefenseDefense Advanced Research
Projects Agency

• 1 in 3 good new project ideas funded
• Half generated internally half from outside
• Spring best time to influence new ideas
• DARPA can provide substantial funding

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Department of Health and Human Services

• 1.8 billion in FY 2006 for NIH biodefense
  efforts
• 54 for research project grants
• Focused on
• Microbial agents with bioterrorism potential
• Host response to infection
• New/improved diagnostics, vaccines, therapies
• 100 grants and contracts with pharma
• and biotech companies

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Department of Health and Human Services

• NIH National Network of Centers of Excellence
  for Biodefense
• Public Health and Social Services
• 97 Million
• Countermeasures to treat nuclear, radiological,
  and chemical agent injuries from terrorism
• Project BioShield
• 5-6B over 10 years

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Department of JusticeNational Institute of
Justice

• NIJ is the Justice Departments RD agency
• Solicitation downloads
• www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/funding.htm
• Applications for funding must go through
  Automated Grants Management System
• www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm

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Department of JusticeNational Institute of
Justice

• Recent Homeland Security-related Solicitations
• Terrorism and Transnational Crime
• Communications Technologies for Public Safety
  Agencies
• Enhanced Tools for Improvised Explosive Device
  and Car Bomb Defeat
• Sensor, Surveillance, and Biometric
• Technologies

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U.S.Department of AgricultureNational Research
Initiative on Animal and Plant Biosecurity

• Security of the food supply
• Animal and plant diseases
• High economic impact
• Basic and applied research
• Public, not-for-profit, private sector eligible
• Awardsup to 1 million

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• Kelly H. Carnes
• [phone]
• kcarnes_at_techvision21.com
• www.techvision21.com