DHS Science and Technology Reform and Improvement Act of 2015

DHS Science and Technology Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to expand: (1) the role of the Directorate of Science and Technology as the primary research, development, testing, and evaluation arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and (2) the duties of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, who is the head of the Directorate, to include: enhanced oversight and coordination of all DHS research, development, demonstration, testing, and evaluation activities; identification of technologies that address an existing or imminent homeland security capability gap; review of DHS conflict of interest policies; establishment of a process to define, identify, prioritize, fund, and task the basic and applied homeland security research and development activities of the Directorate;  development of a strategy to guide the activities of the Directorate and a five-year research and development plan for its activities; establishment and utilization of a system to track the progress of the research, development, testing, and evaluation activities of the Directorate; establishment of the Homeland Security Science and Technology Fellows Program to place fellows in relevant scientific or technological fields in DHS components; support of cybersecurity research and development; and establishment of integrated product teams to identify, coordinate, and align DHS research and development efforts with departmental missions. The bill also establishes in the Directorate a Test, Evaluation, and Standards Division to establish, review, and update DHS test and evaluation policies.