Homeland Security
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Homeland Security
SAIC Awarded Potential $500M under Follow-on Guardian Contract
The Army has awarded Science Applications International Corp. [SAI] a potential five-year, $500 million contract to provide and support Defense Department installations with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protection and […]
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Homeland Security
Smiths Introduces New Handheld Chemical Identifier
Smiths Detection has launched a new handheld chemical identifier based on its HazMatID system called the HazMatID Ranger. The Ranger can identify solids and liquids and is also designed for […]
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Homeland Security
Smiths, Rapiscan Get More X-Ray AT Orders
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded Smiths Detection a $17 million contract for Advanced Technology (AT) X-Ray machines to be deployed at passenger checkpoints in some of the nation’s […]
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Homeland Security
Airforwarders Seek Federal Help in Screening Cargo
As federal mandates for the screening of air cargo near, the chief of one association whose members forward cargo from shippers to airlines is hoping the government pitches in with […]
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Homeland Security
Analogic Receives $6.9M to Complete Work on eXaminer XLB
Analogic [ALOG] has received a $6.9 million contract from L-3 Communications [LLL] for operational hardening and final testing of the eXaminer XLB (Extra Large Bore) high speed, automatic, inline Explosive […]
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Homeland Security
Testing Underway Decision Sciences’ Muon Tomography System
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) earlier this spring began testing a prototype of a new cargo screening system developed by Decision Sciences Corp. (DSC) that is based on Muon Tomography […]
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Homeland Security
NATO Agency Orders AS&E’s Z Portals
American Science and Engineering [ASEI] has received a $6.2 million contract from NATO’s Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) to supply Z Portal X-Ray screening systems, including service for multiple […]
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Homeland Security
ICx Acquires Small Firm with Expertise in Bio-Aerosol Collection, Analysis
ICx Technologies [ICXT] has acquired S3I, LLC, a small firm that will bolster its capabilities in biological threat detection, for $5.3 million in cash. S3I’s key product is the Instantaneous […]
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Homeland Security
Bush Directive On Biometrics Creates Framework For Improved Federal Coordination
By Calvin Biesecker President Bush last Thursday signed a new directive calling on federal agencies to coordinate, and share better their use of biometrics to better prosecute the War on […]
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Business/FinancialRescue 21 Costs Soar On Construction and Program Mods
By Calvin Biesecker The final estimated acquisition costs for the Coast Guard’s maritime 911 emergency radio system have increased 46 percent and the last installations won’t be completed until six-years […]