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The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Section 305 of PL 107-296, as codified in 6 U.S.C. 185) authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, to establish one or more federally funded research and development centers or FFRDCs to provide independent analysis of homeland security issues. Analytic Services Inc. operates the Homeland Security studies and analysis Institute (HSsaI) (formerly the Homeland Security Institute or HSI) as an FFRDC for DHS under contract HSHQDC-09-D-00003.

HSsaI provides the government with the necessary expertise to conduct: cross-cutting mission analysis, strategic studies and assessments, development of models that baseline current capabilities, development of simulations and technical evaluations to evaluate mission-trade-offs, creation and evolution of high-level operational and system concepts, development and top-level system and operational requirements and performance metrics, operational analysis across the homeland security enterprise, and analytic support for operational testing evaluation in tandem with the government’s acquisition process. HSsaI also works with and supports other federal, state, local, tribal, public and private sector organizations that make up the homeland security enterprise.

New publicly released materials for 2009

DHS Science & Technology Readiness Level Calculator, version 1.1

DHS Readiness Level Calculator for Excel 2003

DHS Readiness Level Calculator for Excel 2007

Concept Development: An Operational Framework for Resilience

Public Role and Engagement in Counterterrorism Efforts: Implications of Israeli Practices for the U.S.

Radicalization

Venture Capital Concept Analysis

Homeland Security Strategic Planning: Mission Area Analysis

Underlying Reasons for Success and Failure of Terrorist Attacks: Selected Case Studies

2009 Homeland Security Institute Annual Report

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