Homeland Security
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Business/FinancialAnalysis: House Provisions Would Facilitate Funding Cuts For ABL, KEI, European GMD
Provisions in a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) strategic forces subcommittee defense authorization bill likely would provide ammunition for any legislators who might wish to cut funding for some ballistic […]
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Business/Financial
Coast Guard Takes Delivery of CGC Bertholf Today
The Coast Guard today will take delivery of the first National Security Cutter, the CGC Bertholf (WMSL-750), weeks following the ship’s successful completion of acceptance trials. The Bertholf will be […]
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Business/Financial
Thompson Bill Requires DHS To Work With Industry On Biometric Airport Security
By Calvin Biesecker New legislation introduced yesterday by the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to form a working group with […]
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Homeland Security
TSA Begins Airport Employee Screening Pilot Programs
By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday launched employee screening pilot programs at seven airports to test various methods for enhancing aviation security. The pilot programs are being […]
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Business/Financial
IBM Joins Lockheed Martin NGI Team; Protest Dropped
IBM [IBM] has joined the Lockheed Martin [LMT] team that earlier this year won the FBI’s $1 billion program to develop and implement the multi-modal biometric Next Generation Identification (NGI) […]
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Business/Financial
New Raytheon Homeland Security Head Eyes Faster, Broader Growth
By Calvin Biesecker Raytheon [RTN] is doing about $1 billion in annual sales in its security business and can do even better by honing its focus across the company and […]
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ArmyPicatinny Arsenal Opens Homeland Defense Testbed Emergency Operations Center
Officials at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., today host a ceremony and ribbon-cutting for the grand opening of the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center’s (ARDEC) Homeland Defense Testbed Emergency Operations Center. […]
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Homeland Security
TSA Deploys First X-Ray AT Machines At Airport
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week said it has deployed its first new generation of Advanced Technology (AT) X-Ray inspection system for scanning carry- on baggage at airport security […]
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Homeland Security
NORAD/NORTHCOM Begin National Level Exercise
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) today begin an eight-day national level exercise in May. National Level Exercise (NLE) 2-08 runs May 1-8 and […]
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Homeland Security
DHS S&T Issues BAA for Bioterror Forensics
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate has issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for a research program to develop algorithms and or analytical tools that […]