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The Strategic Plan aligns with the DHS AI Strate- gy lays out goals to govern the Department ’ s ap- proach to integrating AI into the DHS mission .

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HOMELAND SECURITY AWARDS

DHS Science and Technology Directorate ( S & T ) ( 4th of Four )

• S & T AI / ML Strategic Plan

• Excellence in Homeland Security

DHS S & T identifies re- search the agency will conduct to understand the opportunities , as well as the risks , that accompa- ny the rapidly changing AI / ML technology land- scape and its impacts to DHS missions , and incor- porate the technological advancements in AI / ML to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the DHS operational compo-

nents and the broader Home- land Security enterprise .

S & T ’ s three strategic goals are to 1 ) drive next-generation AI / ML technologies for cross-cutting homeland security capa- bilities ; 2 ) facilitate the use of proven AI / ML capabilities in homeland security missions ; and 3 ) build an interdisciplin- ary AI / ML-trained workforce .

The Strategic Plan aligns with the DHS AI Strate- gy lays out goals to govern the Department ’ s ap- proach to integrating AI into the DHS mission .
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