Homeland Security

Splinternet Holdings [SLNH], a small firm that has developed gamma radiation detection sensors and a networking platform to tie sensors to a command and control platform for alerting, plans to […]

The Army has awarded OSI Systems [OSIS] a $7.3 million contract for multiple relocatable Gamma Radiographic Detection Systems (GaRDS) for cargo and vehicle inspection at various international locations. The award […]

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 […]

Lumidigm Inc. says its Venus fingerprint sensors have been selected to be integrated into the Innometriks Inc. smart card and biometrics reader developed for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) […]

The Army plans to undertake a design effort to develop a semi-autonomous multi-modal (iris and facial recognition) collection, enrollment, validation and identification device that will support access control, biometrics enrollment […]

Catcher Holdings [CTHH] is enhancing its handheld mobile computer communications devices, the CATCHER Rhino and Grizzly, with a contact and contactless smart card reader from SMC Microsystems [SCMM] at the […]

By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said the Joint Land attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) successfully completed Orbit preliminary design review (PDR), a key milestone for […]