Homeland Security
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Homeland Security
Humanetics Expects $3.8M for Medical Rad Countermeasures
Humanetics Corp., a privately held Minnesota-based pharmaceutical company, says Congress included an additional $3.8 million in the FY ’08 Defense Appropriations Act that is earmarked for the company to do […]
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Homeland Security
TSWG Awards Reveal $2.6M for EDS Image Quality Improvements
The Explosives Detection subgroup of the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) awarded Reveal Imaging Technologies a one-year, $2.6 million contract to investigate the trade- offs between image quality of Computed […]
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Homeland Security
Ahura Nabs National Guard Contract
Ahura Scientific received a $2.6 million contract from the National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams to supply its FirstDefender handheld chemical identification system, which also meets military […]
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Homeland Security
FEMA Surveys Possible UAVs for First Responders
The Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center is seeking information on commercial off-the-shelf man-portable Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that meet the needs of emergency responders in the field. Some […]
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Homeland Security
DTRA Seeks Sources for Ordnance/Mine Detection Technology
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) seeks white papers regarding the integration of selectable passive and non-passive ordnance detection technology into an Ordnance Detector/Mine Probe instrument that is currently made […]
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Business/FinancialCubic Corp. Establishes Maritime Security Service Program
Cubic Corp. [CUB] said yesterday it has established a new business initiative to assist federal regulators and the international port and shipping community in achieving compliance with new seaport security […]
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Homeland Security
TSA Agrees With GAO’s Suggestions For Improving Airport Security
Transportation Security Administrator Kip Hawley last week told a House panel that his agency concurs with new suggestions put forth by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to tighten airport security […]
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DHS Touts Success of Coast Guard’s At-Sea Biometrics Pilot
A limited trial by the Coast Guard of fingerprint capture and identification technology has helped reduce the flow of illegal immigration by nearly 50 percent in the Mona Passage, which […]
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Business/Financial
DHS Postpones Certification of Next Generation Radiation Portal Monitors
By Calvin Biesecker Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has postponed a decision on certifying the cost benefits of new radiation detection portal monitors based on the concerns of Customs and […]
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Homeland Security
CBP Awards SAIC $33M for VACIS Systems
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has awarded Science Applications International Corp. [SAI] a $33 million contract to supply VACIS P7500 X-Ray inspection system under the Secure Freight Initiative. The number […]