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TSA Issues Draft BPA for FAST Teams The Transportation Security Administration has issued a draft Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the Flexible Agile Scalable Teams (FAST), which is aimed at […]

CACI Nabs $194M TSA Task Order for Enterprise IT CACI International [CACI] won a $194 million task order from the Transportation Security Administration to provide end-to-end enterprise information technology (IT) […]

Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), who is likely to become chairwoman of the House panel that oversees funding for the Department of Homeland Security, has said she opposes hefty increases in […]

The World Tourism and Travel Council (WTTC), U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and other stakeholders are partnering in a new series of biometric-enabled technology demonstrations aimed at making international travel […]

The Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office has awarded a non-competitive sole-source contract to Hassett & Willis Associates to provide systems engineering and technical assistance services […]

The Army has contracted Rockwell Collins [COL] to upgrade the common avionics architecture system (CAAS) on its CH-47F Chinook helicopter fleet. Boeing [BA] is the prime contractor for the CH-47. […]

The German federal parliament is questioning the combat readiness of military equipment, including A400 military transport aircraft, Tiger attack helicopters and NH90 multi-role helicopters delivered to Germany’s armed forces, or […]

Bristow Group on Nov. 9 said it has signed a $560 million acquisition of Oregon-based, privately held Columbia Helicopters–a planned buy that will significantly increase Bristow Group’s defense operations. On […]

While nearly all of the U.S. senators and representatives on the respective defense appropriations committees retained their seats at the polls on Nov. 6, the Democratic control of the House […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has developed a drop-in kit to enable the automation or remote-control of fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. Called Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS), […]