http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2012 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 6:04:45 EST Implant Sciences Corp. [IMSC] has sold additional units of its handheld Quantum Sniffer QS-H150 explosives trace detector to Rwanda and a Middle Eastern bank. The embassy of Rwanda in Washington, D.C. ordered H-150 units for deployment in Rwanda... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16598.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST OSI Systems [OSIS] last month scored its second major turnkey screening services contract in two years, a six-year, $400 million contract a tax and customs agency in Mexico that gives the company a stable revenue stream in the coming years, something missing... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16599.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST BAE Systems, which has experience in personnel and vehicle armoring, has teamed with Composite Technologies, another company with advanced materials expertise for personnel, vehicle and physical asset protection, to pursue business opportunities in critical... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16600.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Global shipping terminal operator and logistics company Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has introduced a new cargo security and asset monitoring service called StellarTrak, which includes devices affixed to containers as well as the communications to provide... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16601.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST SAIC’s CT-800 EDS Meets European Detection Standards for Liquids Science Applications International Corp. [SAI] says its CT-800 explosives detection system (EDS) has passed laboratory testing and met the European Civil Aviation Conference standards for... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16602.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST OSI Nabs $15M in Orders for Maintenance Work OSI Systems [OSIS] says its Rapiscan Systems division has received about $15 million in orders to provide field service and maintenance of Rapiscan inspection systems, including its Secure 1000 whole body imagers... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16603.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST CBP Issues RVSS Upgrade Presolicitation Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a presolicitation notice for its Remote Video Surveillance System (RVSS) Upgrade, which it plans to be a non-developmental program. CBP says the RVSS Upgrade consists... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16604.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Army Jan 13 issued Directive 2012-2, a supplemental policy requiring Federal Aviation Administration authorization to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System. Army Secretary John McHugh wrote in a memorandum that the Army... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16473.html Fri, 20 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The General Services Administration, through a requirement from the U.S. Air Forces Central, plans to award a sole-source contract for four Z Backscatter Van Military Trailers to American Science & Engineering [ASEI]. No date was given for when the award... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16445.html Wed, 18 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST In an effort aimed at demonstrating that surveillance systems, detection technologies and communications systems can be integrated for counter-terrorist applications to public transit, the Canadian government is sponsoring a pilot project with Mobile Detect... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16446.html Wed, 18 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Air Force is developing a long-range vision document for cyber space to identify and analyze current and forecasted capabilities, threats, vulnerabilities and consequences across core Air Force missions in order to identify key science and technology... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16447.html Wed, 18 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Smiths Detection Introduces Portable, High-Speed Chem Detector Smiths Detection this week added a new product to its detection portfolio, the GUARDION portable chemical identifier that combines high-speed, high-resolution gas chromatography (GC) and a... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16448.html Wed, 18 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Analogic in New Long-Term Supply Agreement with L-3 for EDS Continuing a partnership, Analogic [ALOG] has entered a new long-term exclusive purchase and supply agreement with L-3 Communications [LLL] Security and Detection Systems unit related to the eXaminer... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16449.html Wed, 18 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST DoE Lab Offers License for Tool to Improve Situational Awareness of SCADA Network The Department of Energy (DoE) Idaho National Laboratory is offering the opportunity to license, further develop, and commercialize Sophia, a new software tool for providing... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16450.html Wed, 18 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The State Department yesterday set up the Bureau of Counterterrorism, absorbing the responsibilities of the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, in line with a recommendation of the department’s Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16302.html Thu, 5 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The GEO Group, Inc. [GEO], has received a potential $236.2 million contract from Immigration and Customs Enforcement for detention services in South Texas in support of a contractor owned-contractor operated facility that will house up to 1,800 male detainees... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16280.html Wed, 4 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST In an effort to boost the understanding of how various pieces of equipment will interact with each other in the checked baggage handling and passenger screening operational environments in airports, last fall the Vic Thompson Company (VTC) opened its Airport... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16281.html Wed, 4 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expected to ramp up its introduction of risk-based screening initiatives this year, particularly with regards to passengers, but there will be few near-term changes in terms of the technology being used a... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16282.html Wed, 4 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last month issued a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for its Integrated Fixed Towers (IFT) system, saying it is seeking bids that best balance performance with price trade-offs. The document lays out dozens of Operational... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16283.html Wed, 4 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Implant Says Benchtop Detector Progressing Toward Air Cargo Qualification Implant Sciences Corp. [IMSC] says its Quantum Sniffer QS-B220 benchtop explosives trace detector has received notification of vendor eligibility in the Air Cargo Screening... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/16284.html Wed, 4 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST