Department of Sufficiently Advanced Technology

The Department of Sufficiently Advanced Technology handles the gadgets Agents use. The known staff members past and present are Hornbeam (the Head of Department), Makes-Things, Fix-It, Techno-Dann, Tess, Liz O'Grady, and Harlan, along with the Rose of Sharon, Adam and Frenchie in the A/V Division, and Narcolepsy in the Testing and Application Division.

Though the DoSAT is technically headed by the Hornbeam, most Agents, if asked, would claim it was headed by the Senior Technician. Also known as the Head Technician, this position is the public face the Department, acting the role of the Department's floor manager and as chief adviser to the Hornbeam on how well-- or not-- the place is running. This role was originally held by Makes-Things, who was the first non-Flower to work for the Organization, and who for a good deal of the PPC's history WAS the entire DoSAT. In March 2008 HST, during the Macrovirus Epidemic, Makes-Things was tragically killed. The role of Senior Technician was then passed to Techno-Dann; though not the longest-tenured member of the DoSAT after Makes-Things, he was evidently considered the best for the job (exactly how this was determined isn't quite clear).

Members of the Department have the title of Technicians; however, those assigned mostly to field work and acquisitions may sometimes be referred to as Agents (though they technically are not). Overall, the Department's total staff numbers about a hundred; however, since they usually do the behind-the-scenes work that keeps the PPC running, few of them ever gain the recognition commonly given to Agent pairs.

Activities
The DoSAT spends much of its time repairing Agent-abused equipment -- notably CADs and Consoles. However, it is also tasked with the design and acquisition of new technology. Canon worlds are investigated for usable tech -- such as the neuralyser -- and there is usually some form of (dangerous) test going on in the Department.

Divisions

 * The A/V Division, headed by the Rose of Sharon, is a Division of this Department. Its job is to record audio and video footage from the various worlds that the PPC holds jurisdiction in. Occasionally, its agents may be pressganged into working alongside Agents from other Divisions or Departments on standard PPC work, or to operate on their own in roles normally handled by Action Departments if the need arises. Its recorded kills include the Balrog Sue, Harrow.
 * The Testing and Application Division is a subset of general Department work-- it's the job of this group to figure out exactly how unsafe all the technology DoSAT scrounges up from various canons is, how this technology could be used by the PPC and to what end, and how to make said technology capable of standing up to the rigors of PPC life (T&A's ultimate goal is to figure out how to make the Combined CAD incapable of exploding, which is much, much harder than it sounds). T&A colloquially calls itself the Blast Test Dummies, and not without reason; DoSAT agents assigned to the job are usually those that either heal very fast or that have some experience of fieldwork either before or after coming to the PPC.
 * The Biotic Materials Division is an arm of the Department charged with creating organic alternatives to traditional DoSAT tech. This division mostly exists to accommodate the PPC's Yuuzhan Vong Agents (and is made up mostly of Yuuzahn Vong shapers), but also provides gear for other Agents who are either unable to handle traditional tech, or forbidden to do so.
 * The Armory is affiliated with the Department, but may or may not be an actual Division.