DHS Chemical and Biological Defense Division

DHS Chemical and Biological Defense Division
Agency overview
Formed	2003
Jurisdiction	United States
Headquarters	DHS Nebraska Avenue Complex, Washington D.C.
Agency executive	S. Randolph Long, Acting Director;
Parent agency	DHS Science and Technology Directorate
Website	DHS Chemical and Biological Defense Division

The Chemical and Biological Defense Division (CBD) is a division of the Science and Technology Directorate of the United States Department of Homeland Security. Within the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, CBD develops technologies to increase the United States's preparedness and protect key national infrastructure against chemical, biological, and agricultural threats and disasters through improved threat awareness and advanced surveillance, detection, and protective countermeasures.^[1]

Overview[]

The 2007 High Priority Technical Needs brochure published by Homeland Security defines critical focus areas for chemical and biological research, falling primarily under the category of "chemical/biological weapons defense":^[2]

Tools to detect and mitigate animal disease breakouts
Policy net assessments to provide fresh perspectives on fundamental elements of the national biodefense strategy
Improved tools for integrated CBRN Risk Assessment
Incident characterization capability for response & restoration
Improved ChemBio Forensic Analysis capability
National-scale detection architectures and strategies to address outdoor, indoor (e.g., highly trafficked transportation hubs) and critical infrastructure
Consequence assessments of attacks on chemical facilities and Chem Bio attacks on other critical infrastructure
Integrated CBRNE Sensor Reporting capability
Handheld rapid biological and chemical detection systems
Detection paradigms and systems for enhanced, emerging and novel biological threats

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2016-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/High_Priority_Technology_Needs.pdf

External links[]

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DHS Chemical and Biological Defense Division

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Overview[]

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