S&T Is Not Effectively Coordinating Research and Development Efforts across DHS

S&T did not fully comply with requirements of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended, by not effectively coordinating and integrating department-wide R&D activities. In August 2015, S&T established IPTs as the central mechanism to identify, track, and coordinate department-wide priority R&D efforts. However, S&T did not follow its IPT process as intended.