Research and Development (R&D) to Enhance
Homeland Security: CRS Experts
Frank Gottron
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
January 15, 2010
Congressional Research Service
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www.crs.gov
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Research and Development (R&D) to Enhance Homeland Security: CRS Experts
he following table provides access to names and contact information for CRS experts on
policy concerns relating to research and development (R&D) to enhance homeland
T security. Policy areas identified include:
• Mission: scope, magnitude, relationship to other federal homeland security goals;
• Conducting and coordinating homeland security R&D;
• Catastrophic threats—science and technology;
• Countermeasures—science and technology; and
• Encouraging private development of countermeasures.
Legislative Issues
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
Mission: scope, magnitude, relationship to other federal homeland security goals
Developing countermeasures
Frank Gottron
7-5854 fgottron@crs.loc.gov
policy and strategic plan
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Dana A. Shea
7-6844 dshea@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Access to scientific and
Gina Stevens
7-2581 gstevens@crs.loc.gov
technical information
Legislative Attorney
Establishing R&D policy and
Eric A. Fischer
7-7071 efischer@crs.loc.gov
priorities
Senior Specialist in Science and Technology
Policy
Conducting and coordinating homeland security R&D
Dept. of Homeland Security
Daniel Morgan
7-5849 dmorgan@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Dept. of Agriculture
Jim Monke
7-9664 jmonke@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Agricultural Policy
Eric A. Fischer
7-7071 efischer@crs.loc.gov
Senior Specialist in Science and Technology
Policy
Dept. of Defense
Andrew Feickert
7-7673 afeickert@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Military Ground Forces
Dept. of Health and Human
C. Stephen Redhead
7-2261 credhead@crs.loc.gov
Services
Specialist in Health Policy
Susan Thaul
7-0562 sthaul@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Drug Safety and Effectiveness
Pamela W. Smith
7-7048 psmith@crs.loc.gov
Analyst in Biomedical Policy
Catastrophic threats—science and technology
Biological
Frank Gottron
7-5854 fgottron@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
C. Stephen Redhead
7-2261 credhead@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Health Policy
Chemical
Dana A. Shea
7-6844 dshea@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
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Legislative Issues
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
Conventional explosives
Daniel Morgan
7-5849 dmorgan@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Cyberthreats
John D. Moteff
7-1435 jmoteff@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Nuclear/Radiological
Daniel Morgan
7-5849 dmorgan@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Jonathan Medalia
7-7632 jmedalia@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Nuclear Weapons Policy
Risk assessment
Curtis W. Copeland
7-0632 cwcopeland@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in American National Government
John Rollins
7-5529 jrollins@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Terrorism and National Security
Countermeasures—science and technology
Aviation security technologies
Daniel Morgan
7-5849 dmorgan@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Biological research, including
Eric A. Fischer
7-7071 efischer@crs.loc.gov
genomics
Senior Specialist in Science and Technology
Policy
Biomedical R&D
Frank Gottron
7-5854 fgottron@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
C. Stephen Redhead
7-2261 credhead@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Health Policy
Judith A. Johnson
7-7077 jajohnson@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Biomedical Policy
Susan Thaul
7-0562 sthaul@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Drug Safety and Effectiveness
Pamela W. Smith
7-7048 psmith@crs.loc.gov
Analyst in Biomedical Policy
Biometric and forensic
Eric A. Fischer
7-7071 efischer@crs.loc.gov
technologies
Senior Specialist in Science and Technology
Policy
Daniel Morgan
7-5849 dmorgan@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Cybersecurity, database
John D. Moteff
7-1435 jmoteff@crs.loc.gov
interoperability
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Data mining
Gina Stevens
7-2581 gstevens@crs.loc.gov
Legislative Attorney
Infectious disease (including
Frank Gottron
7-5854 fgottron@crs.loc.gov
vaccines)
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Judith A. Johnson
7-7077 jajohnson@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Biomedical Policy
Telecom and high performance
Patricia Moloney Figliola
7-2508 pfigliola@crs.loc.gov
computing
Specialist in Internet and Telecommunications
Policy
Wireless communications and
Linda K. Moore
7-5853 lmoore@crs.loc.gov
spectrum policy
Specialist in Telecommunications Policy
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Legislative Issues
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
Encouraging private development of countermeasures
Industry incentives
Frank Gottron
7-5854 fgottron@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Intel ectual property rights
Wendy H. Schacht
7-7066 wschacht@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Tort liability
Edward C. Liu
7-9166 eliu@crs.loc.gov
Legislative Attorney
Experts List Coordinator
Frank Gottron
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
fgottron@crs.loc.gov, 7-5854
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