The White House in February released the National Strategy to Combat Terrorist Travel, which says that systems that deny anonymity to terrorists remain a key ingredient to intercepting and preventing them from traveling to the U.S. “Key to detecting and interdicting terrorists attempting to travel will be enhancing systems that validate identities and advancing the use of biometric technologies,” says the 21-page document. The strategy, which was signed by President Donald Trump in December, also calls for better sharing of information with all partners, improve partnerships between the private sector, law enforcement and the intelligence community, and support foreign partners with the tracking, identification and interdiction of terrorists.
Leidos [LDOS] Chairman and CEO Roger Krone says the federal government’s attention to border security bodes well for his company’s business with homeland security. Leidos provides its VACIS cargo and vehicle inspection systems to Customs and Border Protection and to international customers. He tells investors on the company’s fourth quarter earnings call that “we believe [VACIS] has a significant role to play in the vision of this government in securing our borders.” He also highlighted a recent major seizure of fentanyl by CBP at the border, noting that “it is those technologies, which we think we will be able to provide to the government, and they will fuel our top line growth.”
Miracle Systems has received a six-month, $1.5 million bridge contract from Customs and Border Protection to continue providing support services to the Office of Facilities and Asset Management while the agency completes a competitive source selection process. The Logistics Management Institute is a subcontractor to Miracle for the work.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a potential six-month, $923,000 bridge contract to Deloitte Consulting to continue providing Visa Security Program support services until a competition for the services can be completed. The competition was delayed due to the partial government shutdown that ended in late January. Deloitte currently supports 110 VSP personnel and 36 posts in 27 countries.
Customs and Border Protection has awarded OuterLink Global Solutions a one-year $699,998 contract to provide Global Positioning System tracking data services for the Air and Marine Operations Center (AMOC). CBP is buying satellite airtime for the company’s existing tracking systems that are installed on agency aircraft, allowing it to track AMO aircraft.