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DHS S&T Developing R&D Strategies With Component Agencies

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

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A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unit within the Science and Technology (S&T) branch that is charged with helping transition technology to operational use is working with the component agencies of the department to develop research and development (R&D) strategies and related investment plans during the next one to five years. This week the first of those R&D strategies, a joint effort between the Federal Protective Service (FPS) and the General Services Administration, is expected to be signed by the…

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