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Cal Biesecker
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UncategorizedContract Awards
Morpho In UAE Deal for Multi-Biometric e-Border Contract The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior has awarded Safran Group’s Morpho division a contract for a multi-biometric e-Border solution. Safran says […]
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Tech Developments
HGH Says Spynel Cameras Can Detect Low Flying UAVs Following an incident last month involving a quadcopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashing into the White House compound without triggering any […]
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Earnings News & Notes
American Science and Engineering [ASEI] 3Q15 3Q14 Sales $37M $37.8M Net Inc. $2.6M, 0.32 $1.6M, 0.20 Earnings increased more than 60% on cost cutting actions begun last fall […]
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CBP Proposes Big Increase in Funding for Cargo Inspection Equipment
After several years of stagnant budgets for its cargo inspection equipment used mainly at land and seaports of entry, Customs and Border Protection is requesting $209.3 million in FY ’16 […]
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DHS Seeks $66M in Funding to Begin Replacing IDENT Biometric System
Faced with structural limits in its existing biometric database system, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is asking Congress for $66 million to begin the first increment of the Replacement […]
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L-3 Nabs Cargo Inspection Orders from Dutch, Saudis
L-3 Communications [LLL] has received orders from customs customers in The Netherlands and Saudi Arabia for multiple radiation and X-Ray inspection systems for scanning cargo for potential threats, the company […]
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Briefing
ReallaeR, LLC, has received an $828,730 contract from the Science and Technology branch of the Department of Homeland Security to conduct data collection and evaluation of the Transportation Security Administration’s […]
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Business/FinancialAccenture To Acquire Digital Technology Company Agilex
Accenture [ACN] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire federal information technology solutions provider Agilex Technologies, strengthening its capabilities in analytics, cloud and mobility solutions. Terms of the deal […]
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Business/FinancialATK, Orbital Complete Merger
ATK and Orbital Sciences on Monday completed their $5 billion all-stock merger clearing the way for the aerospace and defense company to begin operations on Tuesday as Orbital ATK [OA]. […]
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Business/FinancialHarris Corp. To Acquire Exelis, Adding Scale And More Defense And Government Work
Harris Corp. [HRS] on Friday said it has agreed to acquire defense and government contractor Exelis Inc. [XLS] in a $4.8 billion cash and stock deal that provides the communications […]