Homeland Security
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CongressRussian President Medvedev Promises Partial Troop Withdrawal From Georgia, But Forces Would Remain In Two Provinces
Bush Withdraws Nuclear Deal With Russia To Punish Moscow For Invading Georgia Russian President Dmitri Medvedev promised to withdraw Russian forces from much of the independent nation of Georgia, but […]
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Congress
Polish Leaders Begin Selling Citizens On European Missile Defense System, Before Legislators Act On Approval
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has begun campaigning among Polish citizens to build support for U.S. plans to construct a European Missile Defense (EMD) system, promising local residents that the […]
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Homeland Security
National Security Space Situational Awareness Can Gain Public Support By Explaining How Much Civilian Programs Depend On Space
While the need for military space situational awareness (SSA) is great and growing, public support for SSA could be increased greatly if only the public understood how much civilian programs […]
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Homeland Security
DHS To Kick Off National Ad Campaign For Travel Documents
By Calvin Biesecker With fewer than nine months to go before new travel document requirements go into effect at the nation’s land and sea borders, the Department of Homeland Security […]
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Homeland Security
Port Security Experiment In Tampa Bay Successful
A recent Navy and Coast Guard experiment to demonstrate certain aspects of future sea-going sensor packages in the port security role was successful, an industry official whose firm supported the […]
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Homeland Security
Spectrum Control gets $2.8M for RCIED Jammer Upgrades
Spectrum Control, Inc. [SPEC] has received a $2.8 million order for a complete assembly product used in an upgraded of a fielded radio-controlled improvised explosive device (RCIED) jammer system. Deliveries […]
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Homeland Security
DTRA Seeks Help on Technical Reachback
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction Enterprise (CW) plans to issue a Request for Proposals around Sept. 19 seeking technical reach back support in the area […]
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Homeland Security
Implant Sciences Receives First Order Under GSA Contract
Implant Sciences Corp. [IMX] has received an order for two of its Quantum Sniffer QS-H150 portable explosive detector from an unidentified Defense Department customer under a General Services Administration Schedule […]
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Homeland Security
EST Says zNose Detects Low Levels of Nerve Agents
Electronic Sensor Technology [ESNR] says experiments on its zNose chemical vapor analyzer zNose by the company’s distributor in China show for the first time the device measured real nerve agents, […]
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Homeland Security
UNDT Gets Purchase Order for Bio-Detection Equipment
The Hawaii Emergency Medical Services has placed a purchase order for handheld bio-detection equipment from Universal Detection Technology [UNDT]. The devices test for anthrax, ricin, botulinum, Y. pestis and staphylococcal […]