Homeland Security: A Technology Forecast

The events of September 11, 2001, brought immediate attention to the challenges of internal security in the United States. The realization of these challenges resulted in a number of actions by federal, state, and local governments, including the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This report presents information, ideas, and concepts designed to assist leaders in making reasoned decidions about the design, initiation, and the conduct of HS programs. This report includes analyses of seven technology areas that provide the technical underpinnings for the nation's homeland security agenda. These areas include: identification specialists, network securty specialists, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) detection specialists, WMD mitigation and decontamination specialists, concealed explosives specialists, critical infrastructure specialists, and pattern analysis specialists.