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  • TSA Eyeing 2020 to Begin Operationalizing Biometrics at Airport Checkpoints

    TSA Eyeing 2020 to Begin Operationalizing Biometrics at Airport Checkpoints

    The Transportation Security Administration in 2019 plans to further expand evaluations of facial recognition technology used to help identify select travelers at airport security checkpoints with a goal to begin […]

  • Pekoske Expects CT Award Shortly

    Pekoske Expects CT Award Shortly

    Transportation Security Administration Administrator David Pekoske says the agency this month or early in 2019 will award a contract for its first large buy of computed tomography (CT)-based baggage scanners […]

  • Briefing

    Briefing

    The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has awarded two contracts worth a combined $1.1 million to enhance drone detection and data privacy. Under a $750,000 contract, the […]

  • Business Opportunities

    Business Opportunities

    CBP Seeks Life-Cycle Support for In-Fill Radar and Tower Customs and Border Protection has issued a Request for Information for a life-cycle support plan for a radar and tower system […]

  • Contract Awards

    Contract Awards

    Israeli Airport Authority Selects Smiths Detection for Advanced Checkpoint Lanes Smiths Detection and its local distributor, Eastronics, have been selected by the Israel Airport Authority (IAA) to supply 32 checkpoint […]

  • Tech Developments

    Tech Developments

    Face Recognition Algorithms Showing Significant Improvement, NIST Says Face recognition algorithms used in testing in large population sets have demonstrated “massive gains in accuracy” over the past five years, according […]

  • DoE Agency Deploys Counter Drone System to Los Alamos National Lab

    DoE Agency Deploys Counter Drone System to Los Alamos National Lab

    The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has deployed a commercial counter drone system to one of the nation’s national laboratories for the protection of a nuclear facility, one of the […]

  • DHS Plans Testing Program in 2019 for Counter UAS Systems

    DHS Plans Testing Program in 2019 for Counter UAS Systems

    With new legislation opening the door for testing, evaluating and eventually deploying systems to mitigate threats from unmanned aircraft systems that can be purchased commercially, the Department of Homeland Security […]

  • Briefing

    Briefing

    Evolv Technology says its Evolv Edge walk-by people screener has been deployed by a major U.S. international airport to improve employee screening, showing a dramatic improvement over walk-through metal detectors […]

  • Tech Developments

    Tech Developments

    DHS S&T to Host New Biometric Technology Rally The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate is seeking submissions for its second Biometric Technology Rally, which will be held […]