Website: http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/gc_1264538499667.shtm
The Technology Transfer Program serves as the focal point for technology transfer
activities at
Department of Homeland Security. Currently, the Department operates from one centralized Office of
Research and Technology Applications (ORTA) to manage technology transfer at each of its
laboratories and throughout the Department.
The Technology Transfer Program promotes the transfer and/or exchange of technology with industry,
state and local governments, academia, and other federal agencies. The technologies developed and
evaluated within the Department can have tremendous potential for commercial applications
throughout the nation and dramatically enhance the competitiveness of individual small businesses as
well as expanding areas of exploration and cooperation for all non-federal partners.
To accomplish its mission, the Technology Transfer Program promotes research and partnerships,
evaluates, protects, markets, licenses, monitors, and manages Department inventions and other
intellectual property as mandated by the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986.
