Research and Development (R&D) to Enhance Homeland Security: CRS Experts

January 15, 2010 – January 7, 2011 R40870

The following table provides access to names and contact information for CRS experts on policy concerns relating to research and development (R&D) to enhance homeland security. Policy areas identified include: mission, scope, magnitude, relationship to other federal homeland security goals; developing countermeasures policy and strategic plan; access to scientific and technical information; establishing R&D policy and priorities; conducting and coordinating homeland security R&D; Department of Homeland Security; Department of Agriculture; Department of Defense; Department of Health and Human Services; catastrophic threats, science and technology; biological threats; chemical threats; conventional explosives; cyber threats; nuclear and radiological threats; risk assessment; telecommunications and high performance computing; countermeasures, science and technology; aviation security technologies; biological research, including genomics; biomedical R&D; biometric and forensic technologies; cyber security; data mining; infectious disease, including vaccines; encouraging private development of countermeasures; industry incentives; intellectual property rights; tort liability.

Research and Development (R&D) to Enhance Homeland Security: CRS Experts

January 7, 2011 (R40870)

Mission: scope, magnitude, relationship to other federal homeland security goals;
Conducting and coordinating homeland security R&D;
Catastrophic threats—science and technology;
Countermeasures—science and technology; and
Encouraging private development of countermeasures.

Legislative Issues	Name/Title	Phone	E-mail
Mission: scope, magnitude, relationship to other federal homeland security goals
Developing countermeasure policy and strategic plans	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Access to scientific and technical information	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Establishing R&D policy and priorities	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Conducting and coordinating homeland security R&D
Federal government-wide	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Dept. of Homeland Security	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Jonathan Medalia Specialist in Nuclear Weapons Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Dept. of Health and Human Services	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Health Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Drug Safety and Effectiveness	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Biomedical Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Biomedical Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Dept. of Defense	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Dept. of Agriculture	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Agricultural Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Catastrophic threats—science and technology
Biological	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Health Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Chemical	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Conventional explosives	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Cyberthreats	John Rollins Specialist in Terrorism and National Security	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Nuclear/Radiological	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Jonathan Medalia Specialist in Nuclear Weapons Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Risk assessment	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in American National Government	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	John Rollins Specialist in Terrorism and National Security	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Countermeasures—science and technology
Aviation security technologies	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Cargo security technologies	Jonathan Medalia Specialist in Nuclear Weapons Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Biological research, including genomics	[author name scrubbed] Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Biomedical R&D	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Health Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Biomedical Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Drug Safety and Effectiveness	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Biomedical Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Biometric and forensic technologies	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Cybersecurity	John Rollins Specialist in Terrorism and National Security	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Data mining	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Infectious disease (including vaccines)	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Biomedical Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Telecom and high performance computing	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Internet and Telecommunications Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Encouraging private development of countermeasures
Industry incentives	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Intellectual property rights	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Science and Technology Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Tort liability	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]