Homeland Security

By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard yesterday unveiled its new 45-foot Response Boat Medium (RB-M), the eventual replacement for the service’s 25-year-old Utility Boat (UT-B). The Coast Guard has 30 […]

Honeywell [HON] on Friday said it has agreed to acquire Norcross Safety Products, LLC, a provider personal protective equipment for the fire service, utility and general industrial markets, for $1.2 […]

Czech Republic Agrees To Host U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Radar; NATO Endorses Planned GMD System Installation On Czech, Polish Sites NATO Sees GMD System As Substantial Contribution To Counter […]

By Calvin Biesecker Terrorists are still intent on acquiring nuclear weapons but the intelligence community is "uncertain" regarding the capabilities of terrorists to either acquire or develop such devices, the […]

By Calvin Biesecker The trade group representing the nation’s airports and operators from a dozen airports have established a new working group aimed at building on the expertise of the […]

By Calvin Biesecker Initial lessons from a nearly six-month old pilot program at several overseas seaports to test the feasibility of scanning 100 percent of all cargo bound for the […]

The Defense Department is awarding another $5.8 million to PharmAthene [PIP] for continued development of Protexia, the company’s broad spectrum nerve agent prophylaxis. PharmaAthene in Sept. 2006 received a potential […]

Sagem Securite, a division of France’s SAFRAN Group, said it has received orders to supply iris recognition identification systems to Oman and Jordan to be used for ID checks at […]

Textron [TXT] says its Adaptable Radiation Area Monitor (ARAM) has been designated by the Department of Homeland Security as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology under the SAFETY Act. The ARAM is […]

Registered Traveler provider Verified Identity Pass says enrollment in its Clear brand has hit the “tipping point,” meaning the service is beginning to reap the benefits of a nationwide network […]