http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2012 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 6:19:12 EST Based on a five-month-old successful pilot program to expedite screening of select airline passengers, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday said it is expanding the PreCheck program this year to 28 more airports throughout the country... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16698.html Thu, 9 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Despite a nearly five-year old congressional mandate that all maritime cargo destined for the United States be scanned for threats beginning this July, a deadline that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials said three years ago would likely be unmet... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16686.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday published a final rule that would make permanent its Global Entry program that expedites the customs and security process for trusted air travelers arriving at international airports in the United States... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16689.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST It is unclear whether a new law that President Obama is expected to sign that is expected to make it easier for airports in the United States to opt out of using a federal screener workforce will result in a flood of applications to take their screening... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16692.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week said it plans to award up to $10 million this year for a number of pilot projects under a White House initiative to boost the wider use of identity solutions in the marketplace. The NIST... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16657.html Mon, 6 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last week awarded separate contracts to L-3 Communications [LLL] and SAIC [SAI] to provide the agency with checked baggage explosive detection systems (EDS) that require less space to operate. L-3’s award... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16664.html Mon, 6 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and several of her Democratic and Republican colleagues on a panel that oversees the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday introduced a bill requiring the department to launch an independent study of the health effects... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16619.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Army Gen. Charles Jacoby, commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, joined Lt. Gen. Walter Semianiw, Canada Command commander, yesterday to sign three key bilateral documents that further develop the combined defense and security of Canada and the United... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16541.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Combining their collective expertise in systems and products that protect troops, vehicles and various infrastructures, Britain’s BAE Systems and Composite Technologies have signed an exclusive teaming for a line of business focused on products and... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16526.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST To help it better serve some of its classified customers in the area of cyber security, General Dynamics [GD] yesterday opened its Cyber and Intelligence Solution Center near Fort Meade, Md., home to the National Security Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16482.html Fri, 20 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday said that its new passenger pre-screening pilot effort has begun at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the sixth airport that is using the expedited security screening program. Approved... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16470.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST In an attempt to build on its success in designing and building a new class of high-endurance cutters that are successfully operating for the U.S. Coast Guard, Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] has introduced two variants of the ship for international... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16396.html Fri, 13 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Army has awarded European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co., (EADS) North America a $212.7 million contract to deliver 39 UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) as part of its total acquisition plan. Of the contract, 32 Lakotas will be produced in... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16384.html Thu, 12 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Motivation is key in assessing the risks of cyber-attacks and what to do about them for defense companies as well as government and commercial entities, a key official at Stroz Friedberg LLC, a global digital risk management and investigations firm, told... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16336.html Tue, 10 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST New strategic guidance from the White House builds on work done by the services over the past several years on lessons learned in conflict and considerations of the future. The armed forces are to be “agile, flexible and ready for the full range of... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16326.html Mon, 9 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST General Dynamics [GD] has created a new organization to provide long-range infrared and high-definition imaging systems, the company said yesterday. General Dynamics Global Imaging Technologies is built on the company’s existing electro-optical infrared... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16301.html Thu, 5 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/sectors/homeland_defense/16302.html Thu, 5 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] yesterday said it has acquired select assets of a critical infrastructure and public safety system integration business from an undisclosed large international public company. Kratos, paid $20 million in cash for... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16292.html Wed, 4 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST After beginning to circulate draft legislation last week aimed at helping to achieve consensus on a comprehensive cyber security bill in the Senate, Senate staff this week began meeting with various stakeholders, including relevant Senate committees, to... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16237.html Fri, 23 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST Alan Bersin, commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), said yesterday he plans to resign effective Dec. 30. David Aguilar, deputy commissioner of CBP, will serve as the acting commissioner until a successor for Bersin is found. Thomas... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/homeland_defense/16238.html Fri, 23 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST