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Homeland Open Security Technology
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<p>Homeland Open Security Technology (HOST) is a five-year, $10 million program by the <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security/jwz5gLfa">Department of Homeland Security</a>'s <a href="/facts/DHS_Directorate_for_Science_and_Technology/InbAkXE9">Science and Technology Directorate</a> to promote the creation and use of <a href="/facts/Open_security/Mjk5qULv">open security</a> and <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source software</a> in the United States government and military, especially in areas pertaining to <a href="/facts/Computer_security/7E5dIy7G">computer security</a>. </p><p>Proponent David A. Wheeler claims that open-source security could also extend to hardware and written documents. In October 2011, the project won the <a href="/facts/Open_Source_for_America/SIk8YQQj">Open Source for America</a> 2011 Government Deployment Open Source Award. </p>