Book excerpt: "This Science and Technology Directorate Strategic plan defines how the Directorate identifies priorities, goals, objectives and policy for coordinating the Federal Government's civilian efforts to identify and develop scientific solutions and technological countermeasures to address a wide variety of terrorist and natural threats to the homeland. It illustrates the conduct of this Science and Technology management program through daily collaboration with national laboratories, organic laboratories, and numerous other agencies of government, academia, and the private sector, both domestic and international."--P. 3.