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Cal Biesecker
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UncategorizedPrecise Biometrics Official Sees 2014 as Big Growth Year for Mobile Security
With federal agencies beginning to install infrastructure for mobile device management and conducting pilot tests to enable their employees to operate on federal networks with a wider variety of mobile […]
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2013 Equipment, Process Tests for Future Checkpoint Went Well, IATA Official Says
Operational tests of processes and technology in 2013 aimed at enhancing security at airport checkpoints while improving the passenger experience showed promise and will drive a new series of pilots […]
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Briefing
The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing TSA’s cancellation in December of a $67 million contract it had awarded OSI Systems’ [OSIS] Rapiscan division in late September for Advanced Technology […]
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Business/FinancialCurtiss-Wright Acquires U.K. Firm That Supports Turbine Engines
Curtiss-Wright [CW] yesterday said it has acquired Component Coating and Repair Services Limited (CCRS), which supports aerospace and industrial turbine applications, for $25 million in cash. United Kingdom-based CCRS has […]
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CyberFeds See Dramatic Rise In Data Breaches Involving Personal Information
Over the past few years the number of federal data breaches involving personally identifiable information (PII) has risen significantly but agency responses for dealing with the loss of such data […]
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CongressDHS IG Nominee Receives Bipartisan Welcome, Says Investigation Of Mayorkas A Priority
The Obama administration’s nominee to be the watchdog within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) received bipartisan support Wednesday from the Senate panel that will vote on his confirmation and […]
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Business/FinancialAirbus Names McArtor As New U.S. Chief; Medical Issues Force O’Keefe To Resign
Airbus Group yesterday named Allan McArtor to be the new head of its North American division effective March 1, succeeding Sean O’Keefe who is resigning due to ongoing medical reasons […]
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Business/FinancialFormer GD Exec DeMuro To Run BAE’s U.S.-Based Business
Britain’s BAE Systems plc yesterday said that Jerry DeMuro will succeed Linda Hudson as head of the company’s United States-based division effective Feb. 1. Hudson, who said in August that […]
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Business/FinancialAnalyst Says Boeing’s New Machinists’ Contract ‘Watershed Event’
Approval of a new contract by an aerospace workers union that will allow Boeing [BA] to build its new 777X passenger plane in Seattle will save the company hundreds of […]
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Air ForceAlenia Aermacchi Expects Coast Guard To Upgrade C-27Js It Receives From Air Force
The Coast Guard is expected to upgrade all of the C-27J multi-role aircraft it receives from the Air Force to help it meet various mission needs, the aircraft’s manufacturer Alenia […]