Australian Airport Evaluating Smiths Detection’s CT Checkpoint Scanner
Smiths Detection says that Melbourne Airport in Australia is evaluating the company’s computed tomography (CT)-based checkpoint screening system, along with new automated screening lanes and a software platform that networks the lanes. For the trial, Smiths is supplying its HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX scanner, iLane.evo automated screening lane that includes automated bin return and multiple divestment stations, and the Checkpoint.Evo Plus checkpoint management software that integrates the other components to identify bottlenecks and help with resource allocation. “Thanks to the pilot program we are able to better understand how in the future passengers can pass through security screening without having to divest their items, which simplifies the start of the traveller journey right from the outset,” says Simon Gandy, Melbourne Airport Chief of Aviation.
Secret Service Conducting Face Recognition Pilot at White House
The Secret Service has begun a two-phase pilot project using facial recognition technology at the White House Complex to confirm the identities of volunteer Secret Service personnel in two public spaces, with the goal being to identify if the technology can help the agency to identify “known subjects of interest prior to initial contact with law enforcement” at the complex. The agency in a Nov. 26 Privacy Impact Assessment says the Facial Recognition Pilot will be conducted in two locations using video streams from selected cameras of its Crown Closed Circuit Television System. One location will be in an open setting where approaches are uncontrolled and the environmental factors can vary widely and the other location will be where the flow if individuals is controlled and the area is lighted. Images will be searched against a database maintained for the project. In both instances, the cameras will have the capability to capture images out to 20 yards. The pilot was scheduled to begin on Nov. 19 and will run through Aug. 30, 2019.
Huntington Ingalls Acquires Cyber Security Firm G2 to Add To Solutions Business
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] has acquired the cyber security firm G2 Inc., which will be part of the company’s Technical Solutions division that was stood up in late 2016 with the acquisition of Camber Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. G2 has about 130 employees, most of who hold various levels of security clearances. G2 is based in Maryland near where U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency are located. The company’s capabilities include computer network exploitation, data science and analytics, edge computing, and commercial cyber services. G2, on its website, says it pursue grant stage research around employee-initiated activities that have led to product development. The company’s Prevalent product is approved by the government to manage dispersed trusted cyber sensors from multiple vendors. Andy Green, president of Technical Solutions, says the acquisition gives his division a high-quality team of cyber security-focused professionals with customers in the intelligence community and elsewhere in the federal government. He said some of the customers are new for Technical Solutions while others are existing ones.