The Three Lines of Effort in the DHS AI Roadmap

In March 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its AI Roadmap, outlining the organization’s AI initiatives and the technology’s potential uses across the homeland security enterprise.

The roadmap was released on the heels of President Biden’s Executive Order 14110, “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence,” which tasked DHS with several critical roles, including:

• To manage AI in critical infrastructure and cyberspace;
• Promote the adoption of AI safety standards globally;
• Reduce the potential risk of AI’s use to facilitate weapons of mass destruction attacks;
• Combat AI-related intellectual property theft;
• Ensure our nation attracts talent to develop responsible AI in the United States.

Within their newly established remit, the DHS roadmap focuses on three lines of effort to ensure the agency adequately meets the duties outlined by the White House. Those three lines of effort are: leveraging AI to advance homeland security missions, promoting nationwide AI safety and security, and advancing AI through strong partnerships. This report will break down all three of these lines of efforts laid out in the road map and look at the initiatives DHS has in place to realize these goals.

To hear directly from DHS leaders about the AI Roadmap, register for IDGA’s Homeland Security Week 2025. Last year’s event featured speakers such as Eric Hysen, Chief Information and AI Officer for DHS, and Scott Parker, Branch Chief of Advanced Threats Security at CISA. This year will continue to explore the latest AI initiatives across DHS, as well as how AI is impacting border security and biometrics efforts.