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

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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)