ANSER is a public-service research institute, providing analytic and technical support to federal and state agencies in the areas of homeland security; aerospace systems development, acquisition, operations, requirements definition, technology evaluation, testing, and planning; modernization planning; information systems planning and acquisition; C3I program planning; and foreign technology analyses.

ANSER manages the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Institute as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center, providing the DHS Science & Technology Directorate with systems evaluations, technology assessments, operational assessments and resource and support analyses . ANSER conducted a Total Force Integration Study for United States Northern Command including an Action Plan for implementing the command’s selected course(s) of action. ANSER provides analyses and technical support on homeland defense, civil support, and homeland security issues to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense (OASD(HD)).

ANSER provided NSA an analysis of cyber security requirements, capabilities and policies and assists the Joint Staff, J-5, CbtWMD Division’s efforts concerning nuclear nonproliferation issues and related arms control negotiations, compliance and implementation activities.

Under the National Guard Bureau and Joint Force Headquarters’ State exercise and training program, ANSER will be conducting a series of exercises over the next five years to test the newly created NGB Joint Operations Centers in responding to terrorist events. ANSER provides technical and analytical support to the Joint Staff Deputy Director for Antiterrorism/Force Protection and has conducted critical infrastructure protection assessments for military (air bases) and civilian (ports) facilities and provided Antiterrorism/Security Plans for these same installations. ANSER supported the development and execution of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) training course for the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Domestic Preparedness and has supported agrosecurity exercises conducted at the local, state and national levels.