The Office of Technology (HS-82) was created by the Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS) to manage and promote the development and deployment of advanced security technologies to improve the security posture of Department in the protection of its assets and facilities. Integrated with the HSS Security Assistance Program, our staff members interact closely with other Departmental Elements to analyze security system vulnerabilities, identify cost-effective technology solutions, and deploy these technologies to the sites for operational evaluations in order to determine the overall impacts to the site's security program.

We are committed to serving the interests of the Department based upon our customer's requirements and multi-disciplinary security needs. Our technical areas span early warning and detection systems, force multipliers for response forces, delay and neutralization systems, survivability enhancements for personnel and facilities, nuclear material control and accounting technologies, as well as advanced technologies to enhance training of the Department's elite protective forces. Our activities also include supporting site technology deployment efforts through the generation of essential supporting documentation to include safety analyses, software validation, and verification, development and testing of performance metrics, concept of operations plans, and training development.

The security technology staff provides an effective method for rapidly sharing innovative security technology solutions and lessons learned across the Department. The core cadre of HS 82 serves as a team of subject matter experts to review, analyze, and assist in the resolution of major site security issues within the Department, including identification of technology deployment and development opportunities to meet current and emerging threats (e.g., the Chemical Defense Analysis Team, and the Explosives Defense Analysis Team). Additionally, the staff leverages security technology investments made by other agencies such as the Department of Defense's Technical Support Working Group and the Physical Security Equipment Action Group, in addition to managing international technology development projects that have the potential to meet Departmental requirements. A key to the success of security technology deployment is our close working relationship within the HSS, in particular, the National Training Center and DOE Security Policy to ensure technology deployment is integrated into safety and security training and Departmental policy, as appropriate. A compilation of security technology cost, performance and safety information is available through the HSS/NNSA Security Technology Information Archive located at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The HS-82 staff provides a ready resource for senior managers to utilize in short term, mid-, and long range programmatic planning and scoping activities, to ensure that security is effectively incorporated into the diversified missions of the Department. Future technology deployment activities will ensure that cost effective security measures are acknowledged and shared across the Department.