Homeland Security
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Homeland Security
DHS Selects Three Firms For HSPD-12 Implementation
By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week awarded Blanket Purchase Agreements to Bearing Point [BE], EDS Corp. [EDS] and XTec Inc. to compete for task orders […]
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Homeland Security
NAS Urges Phase-Out of Cesium Sources Due To Dirty Bomb Risks
By George Lobsenz A National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel has urged the U.S. government to develop policies to phase out radioactive cesium chloride sources now widely used for medical […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Gets $179M Add-on for e-Borders
The United Kingdom’s Home Office awarded Raytheon [RTN] an additional $179 million under the e-Borders program for extended functionality and services. The extended functionality and services relates to other passenger […]
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Homeland Security
U.S. VISIT 10-print Pilot Going Well, Accenture Says
The Department of Homeland Security’s ongoing rollout of an upgrade from two to 10-fingerprint collection for foreigners arriving at U.S. airports as part of the U.S. VISIT program is proceeding […]
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Business/Financial
L-3 Awards Analogic $15M for EXACT Systems
Analogic [ALOG] has received a $15 million contract from L-3 Communications [LLL] for Explosive Assessment Computed Tomography (EXACT) systems that serve as the core to L-3’s eXaminer 3DX Explosives Detection […]
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Homeland Security
Agencies in NYC Region Competing for Grants under Securing the Cities
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is making available $30 million in grants that state and local governments and other agencies in the New York City region can compete for […]
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Business/Financial
L-1 Announces Nearly $6M in Contracts
L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] has received two contracts worth over $5.7 million, including a $3.7 award from Panama’s Tribunal Electoral de Panama to upgrade that country’s National ID system which […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Martin-led Team Captures Potential $1Billion NGI Award
The FBI awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a potential 10-year, $1 billion contract to be the systems integrator in the design, development and deployment of its Next Generation Identification (NGI) system, […]
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Homeland Security
Implant Gets Small DHS Award to Develop Sampler
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate has awarded Implant Sciences [IMX] a $100,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research Contract to use its proprietary vortex sampling technology […]
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Business/Financial
TSA Revises GE’s EDS Contract to Include New CTX 9400s
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has revised its previous order for 80 CTX 9000 DSi Explosives Detection Systems (EDS) built by General Electric [GE] to now include 41 CTX 9000 […]