The mission of the HDIAC is to provide users with focused expert technical consulting and unbiased scientific and technical information through in-depth analysis and the creation of specialized information products in support of eight vital technical focus areas: Homeland Defense and Security (HD), Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (CBRN), Biometrics (BIO), Medical (MED), Cultural Studies (CS), and Alternative Energy (AE).
The goal of content produced by the HDIAC is to emphasize the needs of the user by anticipating and responding to customers’ needs. This will be achieved by anticipating HDIAC user information needs through analysis of the social, political, and technical contexts influencing the course and direction of scientific, technical and operational disciplines or domains which define or influence the needs of the community.
The HDIAC disseminates STI in the form of products and services such as a professional journal; training/webinars; podcasts; research, analysis, and responses to user technical inquiries; models and simulation; briefings; conference presentations; state of the art reports; and service promotion.