The Coast Guard’s Maritime Force Protection units provide counter unmanned aircraft system protection for the Navy’s nuclear submarine forces in the U.S., says Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz. “Under delegated DoD authority, Coast Guard Reserve petty officers helped pioneer state-of-the art drone defense equipment at the Maritime Force Protection units in both Kings Bay, Georgia, and Bangor, Washington,” he says during the annual State of the Coast Guard speech on Feb. 20. “These Coasties provide counter-drone protection for U.S. Navy Ballistic Missile Submarines.” The counter-drone program is funded by the Defense Department, he adds.

The Transportation Security Administration

plans to award Leidos [LDOS] a contract for Data Center Operations and Systems Support to address requirements of the Human Capital HRAccess program. The award is being made without a competition. Leidos has held the contract since 2008.

The Univ. of Nebraska Omaha has been selected to lead a consortium of U.S. academic institutions and other partners for a new Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence for Terrorism Prevention and Counterterrorism Research (TPCR). DHS Science and Technology will provide TPCR $3.7 million for the first year of the 10-year grant period. The center will work with DHS operational components to develop solutions to support counterterrorism threats to the population, infrastructure and economy.

Customs and Border Protection plans to award FLIR Systems Inc. [FLIR] a contract for a PD-100 Black Hornet small unmanned aircraft system and a Skyraider R80D small UAS system and two Skyraider R80D mission kits. The systems will be used for test purposes.