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Defense Daily
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Cal Biesecker
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UncategorizedBriefing
Director of Defense Biometrics and Forensics John Boyd, who works within the Office of Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, says he will be leaving early next year […]
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Business/FinancialVectrus Executives Outline Future Services Company
With the drawdown of the United States military in Afghanistan and constrained defense budgets overall, the services business of Exelis Inc. [XLS] that will be spun out into a separate […]
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Homeland SecurityCBP Plans Further Biometric Exit Pilots To Track Foreign Nationals
TAMPA, Fla.—In addition to an ongoing high priority testing program with the research arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is planning additional pilots […]
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Business/FinancialNIST Awards Three Grants For Additional Online Identity Security Pilots
TAMPA, Fla.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Wednesday awarded $2.9 million in grants to three entities for additional pilot projects in support of an ongoing public-private partnership […]
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ArmyArmy Expects To Deploy Upgraded ABIS System Next Week
TAMPA, Fla.—Independent operating testing that was completed earlier this month of an upgraded version of the Defense Department’s biometric database went well and the system is expected to be deployed […]
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CyberDHS Identity Office Planning For New Biometric Database As Demand Rises
TAMPA, Fla.—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) supports moving forward with a new identity database that goes beyond the current system that is heavily based on fingerprints as new and […]
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Homeland SecurityWith Boston Bombing As Trigger, FBI Ready To Test Video Analytics
TAMPA, Fla.—The FBI is working toward creating an enterprise solution for how it uses video analytics, looking for ways to reduce manpower requirements, increase automation, making sure evidence is properly […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Takes Delivery Of Fourth National Security Cutter
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Monday delivered the fourth National Security Cutter (NSC) to the Coast Guard, marking the halfway point in the program in terms of deliveries of the […]
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Cyber
New FBI Identification System Achieves Full Operational Capability
The FBI’s next-generation biometric database has achieved full operational capability while also adding two new capabilities for law enforcement agencies, the bureau said on Monday. The Next Generation Identification (NGI) […]
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Business/FinancialAfter OPM Ends Contract, USIS Says Committed To Security Business
Professional services firm US Investigations Services, LLC (USIS) Wednesday evening said it remains committed to its Global Security and Solutions (GS&S) business following a federal agency’s decision a day earlier […]