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Industry, academia and first responders all benefit from the funding and work performed by the research branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), but there are areas for improvement, including closer integration with agency components, consistent resourcing, and reasserting leadership in biodefense for the homeland, various officials told a House panel on Tuesday.The Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate also needs to maintain its focus on either technology transfer or long-term research and development (R&D) and on who it represents,…
