# Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate **Entity class:** Department of Homeland Security component **Aliases:** DHS S&T ## Definition The **Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate** conducts and supports research, development, testing, evaluation, and transition of technologies for homeland-security missions. ## Relationships - **historical program:** [[wiki/Standoff Technology Integration and Demonstration Program|Standoff Technology Integration and Demonstration Program]]. - **mission context:** explosives detection, border security, emergency response, cyber, biological, and other homeland-security technologies. - **collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [DHS Science and Technology Directorate](https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology)