Science & Technology Directorate Chemical Security Analysis Center
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Science & Technology Directorate
Chemical Security Analysis Center
George R. Famini, PhDDirectorChemical Security Analysis Center
Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security Missions
Preventing Terrorism and Enhancing Security
Securing and Managing our Borders
Enforcing and Administering our Immigration Laws
Safeguarding and Securing Cyberspace
Ensuring Resilience to Disasters
Strengthening the Homeland Security Enterprise
621 E. Pratt Street, Suite 210
DHS S&T MissionStrengthen America’s security and resiliency by providing
knowledge products and innovative technology solutions for the
Homeland Security Enterprise
S&T Strategic Goals
– Rapidly develop and deliver knowledge, analyses and innovative solutions that advance the mission of the Department.
– Leverage technical expertise to assist DHS components’ efforts to establish operational requirements and select and acquire needed technologies.
– Strengthen the Homeland Security Enterprise and First Responders’ capabilities to protect the homeland and respond to disasters.
– Conduct, catalyze and survey scientific discoveries and inventions relevant to existing and emerging homeland security challenges.
– Foster a culture of innovation and learning, in S&T and across DHS, that addresses the challenges with scientific, analytic and technical rigor.
Achieving the S&T Mission in a Challenging Environment
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S&T’s Value Added Proposition
REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT
Mission Needs Analysis
Operational Requirements Development
Key Performance Parameters
Technology Foraging
STUDIES & ANALYSIS
Analysis of Alternatives (AOA)
Consulting on capabilities, technology and processes
CONOPS Development
Technology Foraging
ACQUISITION
Systems Engineering
Acquisition & Commercialization Support
Contracting Strategies
Program Management
Formal Acquisition Test & Evaluation
Transition Support
LIFECYCLE
Lifecycle Support
Consulting
Logistics Planning
Knowledge Management & Process Improvement
Partnership between S&T and Components
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
R&D (Basic & Applied)
Prototyping
Concept Development
Test & Evaluation
Technology Foraging
How S&T Supports the Homeland Security Enterprise
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Science and Technology
Research &Development Partnerships
3 of S&T’s Laboratories Operate out of the Office of National Labs
Science and Technology (S&T) Laboratories
National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC)
• Ft Detrick, MD• Bioterrorism Threats
Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL)
• Atlantic City, NJ• Improvised Explosive Threats
National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL)
• NY, NY• Nuclear Detection, First Responders
Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC)
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• Off Long Island• Animal Diseases
Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC)
• Aberdeen, MD• Chemical Threats
* PIADC to be replaced by National Bio and Agro Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, KS 9
CSAC - Lab at a Glance
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Chemical Security Analysis Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground –
Edgewood Area (APG-EA), Edgewood, MD
Co-Located with DoD for improved capability and ROI
• Established in 2006, CSAC is one of five DHS/S&T Laboratories• Focus is on understanding and mitigating toxic chemical threats and hazardous
chemical processes• Edgewood, MD location leverages Army expertise in the areas of chemical defense,
chemical threat agents, and toxic industrial chemicals• 2nd MOA signed in May, 2011 reinforces the cooperative relationship between
DHS/S&T’s CSAC and DoD
Chemical Security Analysis Center
(CSAC)
Transportation Security Laboratory
(TSL)
National Biodefense Analysis and
Countermeasures Center (NBACC)
National Urban Security Technology Laboratory
(NUSTL)
Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC)
CSAC Project Overview
Approach Focus on information related to chemical
threats Integration and analysis of chemical
threat information and data Reachback capability to provide expert
analysis support Fusion of information from different
communities Coordinate all activities with
stakeholders/customers Only Homeland Security Enterprise activity
whose primary focus is Data and information collection and
collation (Library) Threat and Risk Analysis
Significant leveraging occurring with intra-DHS and interagency stakeholders
Goal: To provide an enduring capability to identify and characterize the chemical threat against the American homeland and American public.
BasicScience
ChemicalIndustry
IntelligenceCommunity
OperationalRequirements
CSAC
CSAC-11
This project provides the base funding for the CSAC to be a “one stop shop” for Chemical Threat related information for the Interagency.
CSAC Major Tasks
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This Project provides the core funding for the CSAC activities
• Provides an enduring capability for chemical threat awareness and knowledge management
• Capability is heavily utilized within DHS and the Homeland Security Enterprise
CSAC’s Priorities in FY14
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Jack Rabbit Field Tests
Chemical Terrorism Risk Assessment
S&T Based Reachback
Non-Traditional Agents6
Chemical Defense Collaboration at APG – Edgewood Area
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Public Health Command (PHC)
Medical Research Institute for Chemical Defense (MRICD)
Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD)
Aberdeen Proving Ground – Edgewood Area (APG-EA), Edgewood, MD
FacilitiesPersonnel
Reports and AnalysisJoint Projects
Contracting VehiclesSubject Matter Expertise
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC)
Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC)
• MOU with DoD in place since 2006• 9 DoD personnel detailed to CSAC• Use of DoD contracts and contracting• Access to DoD libraries and reports
CSAC Project Objectives• Primary Objective: Provide relevant information and analyses to the
homeland security enterprise • To do so, this project must
– Maintain a series of complex report, information and data libraries that are fully searchable, current, and accessible to the HSE
– Conduct relevant analyses pertaining to the chemical threat, both relative to specific chemicals, and methodologies for the employment of those chemicals
– Identify gaps in our knowledge regarding hazardous chemicals– Fill those identified, high priority data gaps
• Major Deliverables– Full text searchable Chemical Threat library (FY14)– NTA Library (FY14, FY15, FY16)– Chemical Terrorism Risk Assessment Desktop Tool Suite v2.0
(FY14)– Jack Rabbit II demonstration (2, FY15, FY16)– Chemical Terrorism Risk Assessment (FY16)– Computational Toxicology demonstration (FY15-16)