The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate and Customs and Border Protection will host a Homeland Security Day in Silicon Valley on April 29 to bring together technology startups, investors, CBP leaders and stakeholders to discuss opportunities to further promote the safety of the traveling public and CBP Officers, as well as the security of the global supply chain. “Steady growth in international trade and travel drives United States Customs and Border Protection to innovate the way we provide security and facilitate commerce across our borders,” Kevin McAleenan, deputy CBP Commissioner. “We are excited to pursue new partnerships in Silicon Valley as we seek more efficient and effective capabilities across our diverse operational environments.”
Net Clean Technologies of Sweden has received a one-year $610,000 contract from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to add capability to an existing product of the company’s used by the agency’s Homeland Security Investigations division for imagery analysis forensics designed for child sexual exploitation investigations.
Passport Systems says it’s handheld SmartShield networked radiation detection system was used by the Houston Police Dept. as part of security preparations for the NCAA Final Four men’s basketball championship this month. Houston’s Bomb Squad, K9 Unit and Hazmat Team used SmartShield to establish normal radiation levels in the area while actively seeking to detect radiological material. Robert Ledoux, CEO and director of Passport Systems, says his company’s “challenge now is to get this technology widely deployed by authorities tasked with protecting the public in countries across the globe.”
Meso Scale Diagnostics has received a $432,116 contract from the Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Command for 12 biological warfare agent detecting kits. The kits will be used in conjunction with the company’s PR21800 instruments that are owned and operated by the command’s laboratories.