AARO_DHS_Kona_Blue.pdf

February 5, 2024
The Honorable Kathleen H. Hicks
Deputy Secretary of Defense
1010 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-1010
Dear Dr. Hicks:
Thank you for your letter on September 28, 2023.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agrees to provide the Department of
Defense (DoD) with documents and relevant information associated with KONA BLUE. KONA
BLUE was a DHS prospective special access program (PSAP) terminated on February 10, 2012.
The following actions were taken:
• All DHS documents associated with the KONA BLUE PSAP are declassified and
approved for public release.
• The strike-out …

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UNCLASSIFIED (U) Advanced Technology Threat | (U) Project Description © (FSHAKBHNF) This project will investigate, identify and analyze sensitive information , advanced materials and technologies to increase the basic knowledge of potential emerging and/or disruptive scientific and technical data. © (FSAKBHANF) This project addresses basic , applied, and advanced research and technology demonstrations in order to identify and anticipate threats to the U.S. homeland. A unified approach will be used for data collection and analysis, advanced technology acquisition, applied technology theory demo…

UNCLASSIFIED (U) Advanced Technology Threat 1. (U) What is the research need? {SHRBHNE This research is a Congressional interest item. This research addresses the critical need for the United States science and technology community to identify global emerging and/or potentially disruptive technologies that can have a significant impact on homeland security. Based on analytical assumptions and uncertainties, this research is pivotal to defining the impact of global science and technology on the elements for national power and security. The focused collaborations on the knowledge based deliverab…

Advanced Technology Threat 2. CYAVSACO) What is the technical/scientific approach? FESHACBAFY This research addresses the questions of 1) what emergent technologies and applications are potentially harmful to U.S. vital and major interests; and 2)what vulnerabilities and opportunities does any new technologies present. Successful concept and principal validation provides strategic scientific and technical direction, focus and planning for technological exploitation and solutions, and the strategic planning for countermeasure and mitigation efforts throughout the homeland security enterprise. S…

Advanced Technology Threat 3 (U) What are the anticipated results and value of this research? 48/4684 This research is pivotal to identifying the source and substance of associated material and assessments of a previous investigatory USG programs and to identify and define the impact of the unique science and technology applications on homeland security. The exploratory research provides opportunity to increase our basic knowledge of a science or phenomenology. This effort provides the potential to influence technological solutions and strategies to sustain the elements of national power and h…

UNCLASSIFIED Advanced Technology Threat 5. (U) What are the next steps? This focused research provides an immense opportunity of discovery and validations that are the basis for further community of interest proof-of-principal and proof-of-concept efforts that will determine the strategies for adaptation, countermeasures, and mitigation through applied research initiatives. Follow-on efforts allow for the identification and resource planning and execution for immediate, near-term and far-term technology solutions to monitor and manage risk, for border and security operations and infrastructure…

UNCLASSIFIED Advanced Technology Threat 7. (U) What is the history of this project? (TSYKBUME) Advanced Threat Identification Program first sponsored in the FY 2008 Defense Supplemental Act by Senators Reid and Inouye with a $10M add; FY 2010 Defense Appropriations Act included a $12M add for the project. — 8. (U) How much funding will be necessary to complete this effort as described? 4{SHKBHME) FY12 (minimum of $12M), FY13 ($25M), FY14 ($35-50M), FY15 - 17 (TBD) cre eee RR LLANDLE- VILA SPECIAL ACCESS CHANNELS ONLY. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS 1 is acknowledged as the spons…