Reporter: Business/Homeland Security
Defense Daily
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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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CyberUpcoming Summit An Opportunity To Build On Foundational Cyber Security Steps, Daniel Says
A White House-led conference next week that will include government, industry, and other organizations presents an opportunity to move the existing foundation around cyber security forward, the Obama administration’s senior […]
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BudgetSenate Republicans Again Fail To Bring DHS Bill Up For Consideration
The Senate on Wednesday again was unable to muster enough votes to invoke cloture to proceed with the Department of Homeland Security’s FY ’15 spending bill, which President Barack Obama […]
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ArmyDoD Biometrics Program Readying Acquisition For ABIS Support, Life Extension
The Program Manager for Defense Department Biometrics has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to survey contractors that can provide sustainment and service life extension capabilities for the department’s authoritative […]
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Air ForceAir Force Selects Four Companies To Compete For Integrated Base Security Work
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center on Jan. 29 awarded four companies, InDyne, Inc., L-3 Communications [L-3], Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Xator Corp., a potential $486 million in combined […]
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BudgetDHS Funding Bill Fails Cloture Vote In Senate
With Democrats staunchly opposed, the Senate on Tuesday failed to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed with an FY ’15 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]
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Business/FinancialWith Navy Interest, HII Sees Acquisition As Entree Into UUV Market
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] hopes to parlay an acquisition last week of a small business that designs, develops and manufactures unmanned undersea craft into a new growth channel, a […]
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BudgetDHS Seeks $41.2 Billion In FY ’16, Includes Funds For New Coast Guard FRC Competition
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday sent Congress a $41.2 billion request for discretionary spending in FY ’16, 4 percent more than the $39.7 billion Congress is prepared […]
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Business/FinancialProfessional Services Council Acquires Tech Firm Advocacy Group TechAmerica
The Professional Services Council (PSC), a lobbying and advocacy group for the United States technology and professional services industry, on Monday said it has acquired the TechAmerica Foundation, which similar […]
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Defense WatchDefense Watch
OPC Affordability Hawk. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says that his department is “ensuring that the Coast Guard has what it needs to get its job done.” Echoing recent comments […]
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Business/FinancialShipbuilder HII Acquires Small Business That Makes Unmanned Undersea Craft
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII], which makes large ships and submarines for the United States Navy and Coast Guard, on Friday said it has acquired a small business unit that designs […]