Homeland Security
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Business/FinancialCzech Leader Cancels White House Visit To Press Parliament To Back Planned European Missile Defense Radar Unit
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek begged off a scheduled White House visit with President Bush, because Topolanek has to deal with political problems arising from a regional election, and he […]
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Homeland Security
Coast Guard Begins Surveying Market For Ship-Based UAS
By Calvin Biesecker The Coast Guard this week released a Request for Information (RFI) for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) that could eventually operate from its National Security Cutters (NSC) to […]
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CongressCoast Guard May Reactivate Third Arctic Icebreaker, Though More Funds Needed
By Emelie Rutherford Congress has given the Coast Guard $30.3 million to rehab a dry-docked icebreaker, though service officials say more money would be needed to bring back the cutter […]
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Homeland Security
CBP NII Director Likes Early Results from Z Portal
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) earlier this month deployed American Science and Engineering’s [ASEI] Z Portal vehicle screening system at the San Ysidro, Calif., point of entry at the border […]
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Homeland Security
DHS Finance Office Issues Draft RFP Acquisition and Program Support
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Resource Management Transformation Office has issued a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for Transformation and Systems Consolidation. The […]
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Homeland Security
OSI Systems Nabs X-Ray Order from Air Forwarder
OSI Systems’ [OSIS] Rapiscan Systems division has received a $3 million contract from an undisclosed air cargo and freight forwarder in the U.S. for multiple MVXR5000 multi-view X-Ray systems to […]
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Homeland Security
Planned Army Test for Soldier as a System Includes Chem/Bio Needs
The Army, in collaboration with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), plans to conduct a technology demonstration in FY ’10 for a Soldier as a System-Ground (SaaS-G) concept ensemble to […]
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Homeland Security
SAFRAN to Acquire Motorola’s Biometric Matching Business
France’s SAFRAN Group this month agreed to acquire the biometrics business of Motorola [MOT] in a deal that would expand its already robust fingerprint matching business in the U.S. and […]
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Homeland Security
DTRA Issues BAA for New Chem/Bio Technologies Initiatives
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to solicit proposals for the Chemical and Biological Technologies Directorate New Initiatives FY ’10-11 Program Build Scope. […]
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Homeland Security
Australia to Test AS&E, OSI Systems Personnel Imaging Systems
Australia’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government has selected American Science and Engineering [ASEI] and OSI Systems [OSIS] Rapiscan division to supply their respective backscatter personnel imaging […]