Welcome to Science and Technology (S&T) Program Protection
Our Mission:
Protect technology advantage and counter unwanted technology transfer to ensure warfighter dominance through assured, secure, and resilient systems and a healthy, viable national security innovation base
Our Leadership
David Hirko, Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Science and Technology Program Protection
David Hirko is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Science and Technology (S&T) Program Protection in the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)). He is responsible for overseeing technology protection initiatives within the Department’s Defense Research Enterprise.