Under Secretary for Science and Technology

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United States federal government position under secretary position

The Under Secretary for Science and Technology is the top official in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security responsible for directing research, development, testing, and evaluation of technologies to support national security and homeland protection missions.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Under Secretary for Science and Technology canonical	2
DHS Under Secretary for Science and Technology	1
Under Secretary for Science and Technology of DHS	1
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7231638 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Under Secretary for Science and Technology
Context triple: [DHS senior leadership, includesPosition, Under Secretary for Science and Technology]

A. Deputy Director for Science and Technology
The Deputy Director for Science and Technology is a senior NSA leadership position responsible for overseeing the agency’s research, development, and advanced technical capabilities in signals intelligence and related fields.
B. Secretary of Science and Technology
The Secretary of Science and Technology is the Philippine government’s chief official responsible for directing national policies, programs, and initiatives in science, technology, and innovation.
C. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering is the U.S. Department of Defense’s chief technology officer, responsible for driving innovation, advanced research, and modernization of military technologies.
D. Under Secretary for Management
The Under Secretary for Management is a senior U.S. Department of Homeland Security official responsible for overseeing the department’s core administrative, financial, and operational support functions.
E. Under Secretary of Energy
The Under Secretary of Energy is a senior U.S. Department of Energy official responsible for overseeing major energy programs, policies, and initiatives under the Secretary of Energy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Under Secretary for Science and Technology
Target entity description: The Under Secretary for Science and Technology is the top official in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security responsible for directing research, development, testing, and evaluation of technologies to support national security and homeland protection missions.

A. Deputy Director for Science and Technology
The Deputy Director for Science and Technology is a senior NSA leadership position responsible for overseeing the agency’s research, development, and advanced technical capabilities in signals intelligence and related fields.
B. Secretary of Science and Technology
The Secretary of Science and Technology is the Philippine government’s chief official responsible for directing national policies, programs, and initiatives in science, technology, and innovation.
C. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering is the U.S. Department of Defense’s chief technology officer, responsible for driving innovation, advanced research, and modernization of military technologies.
D. Under Secretary for Management
The Under Secretary for Management is a senior U.S. Department of Homeland Security official responsible for overseeing the department’s core administrative, financial, and operational support functions.
E. Under Secretary of Energy
The Under Secretary of Energy is a senior U.S. Department of Energy official responsible for overseeing major energy programs, policies, and initiatives under the Secretary of Energy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government position ⓘ under secretary position ⓘ
alternateName	DHS Under Secretary for Science and Technology ⓘ linked to: Under Secretary for Science and Technology Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology ⓘ linked to: Under Secretary for Science and Technology
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
focusesOn	border security technologies ⓘ chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense technologies ⓘ counterterrorism technologies ⓘ cybersecurity technologies ⓘ resilience and disaster response technologies ⓘ
formationYear	2003 ⓘ
goal	accelerate deployment of effective security technologies ⓘ enhance homeland security through science and technology ⓘ reduce risk from terrorism and natural disasters ⓘ
hasRank	senior executive position within DHS ⓘ
includedIn	line of authority of the Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
leads	Science and Technology Directorate (DHS) ⓘ linked to: Science and Technology Directorate
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mayReportTo	Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ
memberOf	senior leadership of the Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
officeHolds	head of the Science and Technology Directorate ⓘ
oversees	federally funded research and development centers supporting DHS ⓘ research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) budget for DHS S&T ⓘ university-based Centers of Excellence for homeland security ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
reportsTo	Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security
responsibleFor	coordination of science and technology activities within DHS ⓘ development of homeland security technologies ⓘ evaluation of homeland security technologies ⓘ research for homeland security ⓘ supporting homeland protection missions ⓘ supporting national security missions ⓘ technology transition to operational components of DHS ⓘ testing of homeland security technologies ⓘ
typeOfPosition	political appointee ⓘ
worksWith	academic research institutions ⓘ other federal science and technology agencies ⓘ private sector technology developers ⓘ state and local homeland security partners ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

DHS senior leadership → includesPosition → Under Secretary for Science and Technology ⓘ

Office of National Laboratories → subordinateTo → Under Secretary for Science and Technology of DHS ⓘ

linked to: Under Secretary for Science and Technology

Explosives Division → subordinateTo → Under Secretary for Science and Technology ⓘ

Under Secretary for Science and Technology → alternateName → DHS Under Secretary for Science and Technology ⓘ

linked to: Under Secretary for Science and Technology

Under Secretary for Science and Technology → alternateName → Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology ⓘ

linked to: Under Secretary for Science and Technology

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