Description of biometric and forensic science activities of the National Science and Technology Council. Presented at the 2011 DoD Biometrics and Forensics RDT&E Forum.

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Interagency Coordination of
Biometrics and Forensic RDT&E
Duane Blackburn
Assistant Director, Identity Management and Homeland Security
August 22, 2011
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OSTP Responsibilities
• Science and technology for policy
– Independent and objective advice for the President and
EOP regarding the S&T aspects of all policy issues
• Policy for science and technology
– Analysis, recommendations, and coordination (in concert
with other elements of the EOP) on R&D budgets and
related policies
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National Science and Technology Council
• Established in 1993 via Executive Order 12881
• Nominally chaired by the President; Members are
cabinet officials
– In practice: led by OSTP Director; members are Deputy or
Under‐Secretaries of Departments and independent agencies
• Principal Function: To coordinate the federal science
and technology (S&T) policy making process
– Interagency coordination of high priority S&T topics
• Establish clear national goals for federal S&T investments
• Coordinate interagency S&T activities
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National Science and Technology Council
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND
SUSTAINABILITY (CENRS)
AQRS: Air Quality Research (SC)
CSMSC: Critical & Strategic
Mineral Supply Chains (SC)
[PROPOSED] RCIS: Roundtable
on Climate Information &
Services (IWG)
SDR: Disaster Reduction (SC)
SWAQ: Water Availability &
Quality (SC)
T&R: Toxics & Risk (SC)
• Committee on
Science
[PROPOSED] IARPC: Interagency
USGEO: U.S. Group on Earth
Arctic Research Policy SES: Ecological Services (SC)
Observations (SC)
Committee (IWG)
[PROPOSED] ISTS: Integration of
SGCR: Global Change Research
Science and Technology for
(SC)
Sustainability (TF)
NEO: National Earth SOST: Ocean Science &
– Subcommittee on
Observations (TF) Technology (SC)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND & NATIONAL SECURITY (CHNS)
Forensic Science
[PROPOSED] SCIST:
CDRD: Chemical Defense HS S&T: Homeland Security S&T
International Science,
Research and Development (SC) Policy (TF)
Engineering & Technology (SC)
D-IED: Domestic IEDs (SC) SOS-CBRNE Standards (SC)
BDRD: Biological Defense
• Committee on
ISC: Infrastructure (SC)
Research & Development (SC)
HFHNS: Human Factors for
NDRD: Nuclear Defense
Homeland & National Security
Research & Development (SC)
(SC)
DDWG: Digital Data (IWG)
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE (CoS)
PASP: Public Access to
Scholarly Publications (TF)
SBE: Social, Behavioral, and
Economic Science (SC)
Technology
LSSC: Life Science (SC) PSSC: Physical Science (SC) SoSF: Forensic Science (SC)
COMMITTEE ON STEM EDUCATION (CoSTEM)
– Subcommittee on
Biometrics and
FC-STEM: Federal Coordination FI-STEM: Federal Investment in
in STEM Education (TF) STEM Education (FTAC)
COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY (CoT)
ASTS: Aeronautics Science &
Technology (SC)
BidM: Biometrics & Identity
IAM: Advanced Manufacturing
(IWG)
NITRD: Networking & Information
SG: Smart Grid (SC)
SoS: Standards (SC)
Identity
Management
Management (SC) Technology Research (SC)
BTRD: Building Technology NSET: Nanoscale Science
TFSD: Smart Disclosure (TF)
Research & Development (SC) Engineering & Technology (SC)
H2FC: Hydrogen & Fuel Cells P2I: Privacy & Internet Policy
(IWG) (SC)
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General RDT&E Coordination Approach
• Identify and prioritize capability gaps
• Assess RDT&E community’s plans and
capabilities
• Identify and prioritize RDT&E priorities
– These are usually published
• Coordinate federal RDT&E activities
– Partnering with the private sector
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EOP Budget Review (RDT&E)
Dept/Agency A
Department/Agency
Budget Request OMB Analysis & Budget Draft
Dept/Agency B Budgeting
Budget
Request… Agency
Passback
Interagency Policy EOP Review
(NSTC)
OMB instructions OMB Analysis &
Budget Limitations OMB Analysis & Budgeting
Budgeting
Action President’s Budget
Influence Request
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Introduction to BIdM SC
Membership Working Groups
• Department of Commerce • Research, Development, Testing &
• Department of Defense Evaluation
• Department of Health and
Human Services • Standards
• Department of Homeland • Privacy and Civil Liberties
Security • Outreach and Communication
• Department of Justice
• Department of State • Interoperability (transitioned to
• Department of Transportation NSS)
• Department of Treasury
• Executive Office of the
President
• General Services Administration
• Intelligence Community
• National Science Foundation
• Social Security Administration
NSTC Subcommittee on Biometrics and IdM
Phase I Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 3
2002-2003 2003-2006 2006-2009 2009-Present
Goals: Goals: Goals: Goals:
• Research needs, • Advance technology, • USG-wide biometric • Transition operational
capabilities, and privacy & system of systems identity activities
plans communications
• Mature/stable • Reassess needs,
• Grow USG biometrics • Implement biometric biometrics community capabilities and plans
expertise systems for next generation
• Expansion to IdM
activities
• Build relationships • Build relationships
Deliverables
Deliverables
Deliverables Deliverables
• Interoperable
• The National
• List of topics for • Joint RDT&E topics Systems
Biometrics
potential
• The National • USG-wide plans for Challenge, v2.
collaboration
Biometrics Challenge standards, RDT&E,
• Updated Standards
• Initiate joint RDT&E privacy &
• Foundational Registry and
efforts communications
documents foundational
• Enhanced documents
• Privacy paper &
operational
websites
capabilities
• New operational
• Long-term IdM
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strategy
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The National Biometrics Challenge
• Released in August 2006;
• Update planned for 2011
• Dual purpose
• Outreach mechanism for private sector
RDT&E Community
• Federal policy on biometric RDT&E
priorities
• Identifies driving forces and
common technical challenges.
• Additional prioritization of
challenges into four bins
• Highest priority bin:
• ~1/3 of challenges
• ~4/5 of federal funding
Introduction to SoFS
Membership Working Groups
• Department of Commerce • Research, Development, Testing &
• Department of Defense Evaluation
• Department of Health and Human
Services • Standards, Practices, and
• Department of Homeland Security Protocols
• Department of the Interior • Accreditation and Certification
• Department of Justice • Education, Ethics, and
• Department of Treasury Terminology
• Environmental Protection Agency • Outreach and Communication
• Office of the Federal Public Defender
• National Institutes of Health
• National Science Foundation
• National Transportation Safety Board
• United States Postal Service
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SoFS RDT&E Activities
• Conducting discipline‐specific literature reviews to
support gap analyses
– What are the foundational principles which support the
scientific basis of each discipline?
– What research exists which can be specifically mapped
back to those principles?
• NSF Cognitive Bias and Forensic Science Workshop
sponsored by NSF
– Sept. 23‐24, 2010
– http://www.law.northwestern.edu/faculty/conferences/w
orkshops/cognitivebias
State & Local Membership on Interagency
Working Groups
Overall Totals
Prosecutor 5
Defense 5
Police 4
Judiciary 2
Lab 17
Medical 6
Academic 10
RDT&E IWG TOTAL 49
OC IWG AC IWG EET IWG SPP IWG
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Summary
• Biometrics and forensics are important areas whose
RDT&E activities are being coordinated via the NSTC
• Relationship between DoD and NSTC activities are
intertwined
– DoD needs are an important input into the NSTC process
– NSTC policies impact and support DoD budgets and plans
• More information:
– Biometrics: www.biometrics.gov
– Forensic Science: www.forensicscience.gov
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