The Virginia Institute for Defense and Homeland Security

The Virginia Institute for Defense and Homeland Security

From The Virginia Institute for Defense and Homeland Security web pages:

Overview

"The Virginia Institute for Defense and Homeland Security (IDHS) is a university and industry research consortium dedicated to delivering solutions that support the United States' homeland security and defense objectives. IDHS will provide research, prototype and technology transfer solutions in significantly less time with more commercialization by:

- Uniting multiple world-class centers for complex research initiatives - Co-locating prototyping facilities with agency evaluation locations - Educating the next generation of federal defense and security workers

History

"Recommendations for a consortium for research and development activities related to homeland security emerged from the Secure Virginia Initiative Panel in early fall 2002. Plans for the Virginia IDHS were developed in September 2002 by the Virginia Research & Technology Advisory Commission, a 29-member panel established to advise the Governor on research and technology strategies for the Commonwealth and make policy recommendations to enhance the global competitive advantage of research institutions and technology-based commercial endeavors.

"The Virginia IDHS was established under the direction of Secretary of Technology George C. Newstrom, in conjunction with Secretary of Education Belle S. Wheelan, Secretary of Commerce and Trade Michael J. Schewel, and Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness John H. Hager, who leads the Secure Virginia Initiative Panel.

"An Executive Steering Committee representing academia, industry and federal and state government will formally establish the consortium's vision and policies. Funding for the institute will come from the federal government, participating universities, industry partners and Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology(CIT). The Virginia IDHS will initially reside at CIT's headquarters in Herndon."

University Partners The College of William and Mary Eastern Virginia Medical School George Mason University George Washington University Virginia Campus Hampton University James Madison University Norfolk State University Old Dominion University Shenandoah University University of Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia State University

Industry Partners Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology

Web Site http://www.cit.org/idhs/

Contact Institute for Defense and Homeland Security Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology Suite 600, CIT Tower 2214 Rock Hill Road Herndon, VA 20170 (703) 689-3000

Support for the Virginia Institute for Defense and Homeland Security (IDHS) is provided by Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT). For additional information on IDHS please send an email to idhs@cit.org.