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Homeland Security
USIS in Teaming Agreement with Univ. of Arizona to Develop New Investigative Tools
Background investigations provider USIS has signed a teaming agreement with the National Center of Border Security and Immigration (BORDERS) at the Univ. of Arizona to develop new investigative tools that […]
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Homeland Security
iPhone App for Radiation Exposure
Scientists at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia and a small California firm have developed an application for the iPhone that provides real-time information about exposure to radiation from solar […]
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Homeland Security
DHS Awards Local Grants for Interoperable Communications in Border Areas
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced $25.5 million in grant funding under the Border Interoperability Demonstration Project (BIDP) for localities to strengthen interoperable emergency communications along the U.S. […]
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Homeland Security
OSI Systems Receives $12M Contract from DHS for Air Cargo Screening
The logistics firm DHL has awarded OSI Systems [OSIS] a $12 million contract to provide multiple X-Ray inspection systems for the screening of air cargo across Europe. OSI System’s Rapiscan […]
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Homeland Security
CACI Nabs $41M Info Assurance Award from Army
CACI International [CACI] says it has received a three-year, $41 million contract from the Army to support information assurance and cryptographic programs for the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center. […]
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Homeland Security
CBP to Order Explosives Detectors from American Innovations
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says it plans to negotiate a sole-source contract with the small firm American Innovations, Inc., for portable explosives detectors to supplement existing weapons of mass […]
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Homeland Security
Briefing
*The Coast Guard has awarded a potential five-year, $32.4 million contract to the full-service advertising agency Laughlin, Marinaccio & Owens. The Northern Virginia-based firm is being retained to provide services […]
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Homeland Security
GSA Plans RFP for DHS Operations Center Construction at St. E’s
The General Services Administration (GSA) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the for the construction of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Operations Center as part of […]
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BAE Systems Launches New Reconnaissance, Patrol and Utility Vehicle
By Ann Roosevelt BAE Systems yesterday said its South Africa business has developed a purpose-built RG35 Reconnaissance, Patrol and Utility (RPU) vehicle that balances firepower, proven survivability and the tactical […]
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Homeland Security
L-3 Chief Says Airport Testing of AIT Auto Target Detection Successful
The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) testing of automated target detection (ATD) algorithms on whole body imagers in three airports has been “successful,” according to Michael Strianese, chairman, president and CEO […]