*General Dynamics [GD] won a potential $65 million contract over five years to develop an automated recruiting and hiring system for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for the e-recruitment system is part of an overall effort to consolidate and modernize the Human Resource systems of DHS. The Department has about 160,000 employees and receives about two million resumes and job applications annually. The base year value of GD’s contract wasn’t disclosed.
*SI International [SI] received a potential $20.5 million contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide bond control specialists to review bond actions and manage case inquiries associated with alien files. The contract has a six-month base period, worth about $2 million, and four one-year options. The contract supports ICE’s Office of Detention and Removal Operations.
*Implant Sciences [IMX] shipped six of its Quantum Sniffer BTS benchtop explosives detection systems to its distributor in China for use by the Beijing police in connection with security and anti-terrorism efforts during the 2008 Olympic Games. Implant has previously sold its QS-H100 and QS-H150 portable explosives detector systems into China and the shipment of the QS-BTS marks the first installation of the benchtop device into that country.
*The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this Tuesday began enrolling workers at the Port of Wilmington, Del., to receive new biometric enabled identity credentials under the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. The enrollment process and card issuance will be handled by Lockheed Martin [LMT]. It is expected to take about 10 days on average for approved workers to receive their cards once they enroll. Enrollments are also expected to begin at 11 other ports beginning next month. For now the cards will be used primarily as flash passes to gain access to secure areas of the ports. Eventually, TSA and the Coast Guard hope to have smart card reader technology in place to improve access control in ports. The government is finalizing plans for pilot projects at some ports that will involve the use of contactless biometric smart card readers to control worker access to certain areas of the ports.