Customs and Border Protection and vessel operator Ferries del Caribe have introduced the first Automated Passport Control system on boar the San Juan-Santo Domingo ferry that transports passengers and cargo between the ports of San Juan, Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The APC program allows travelers to use self-service kiosks to respond to CBP inspection related questions and submit biographic information to expedite the entry process for U.S. citizens, U.S. legal permanent residents, and travelers entering with a B1/B2 or D visa.

WidePoint Corporation [WYY] has received an $111,000 task order option year award from the Department of Homeland Security to deliver wireless managed services to a department component through the DHS Cellular Wireless Managed Services Blanket Purchase Agreement.

Monument Cyber has stood up as a life-cycle advisory firm for cyber security, providing merger and acquisition and strategic advice. The new San Francisco-based advisory firm will include former FireEye and McAfee Chief Dave DeWalt as chairman and M&A veterans Eric McAlpine and Michael Tedesco as managing partners.

General Dynamics [GD] says the Rescue 21 maritime command, control and direction-finding system it deployed for the Coast Guard surpassed 100,000 search and rescue missions since deployments began in 2006. GD says that in 2017 the system saved nearly $20 million in property, adding that it also reduces Coast Guard operational spending by enabling more efficient searches and early identification of hoax calls.