Homeland Security
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Homeland SecuritySenate Stimulus Would Provide Funding for TSA Checkpoint Screening Technology
A proposal by Senate Republicans to provide additional stimulus funding to help sustain the economy during the ongoing pandemic recommends $208 million for the Transportation Security Administration for enhanced cleaning […]
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Homeland SecurityViken Says Court Rejects AS&E Appeal
Viken Detection on Aug. 3 said that the a judge has rejected an appeal by OSI Systems [OSIS] American Science & Engineering (AS&E) business unit to reverse an earlier court […]
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Homeland SecurityAir Domain Awareness Evaluations Keep Slipping but DHS Still Hoping to Begin This Year
Initial evaluations that of systems to detect, track and identify manned and unmanned aircraft as part of an air domain awareness initiative for homeland security applications continue to be delayed […]
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Homeland Security
Briefing
Block MEMS has received a $1.7 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate for trace chemical detector for screening parcels. Customs and Border Protection is […]
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COVID-19
Air Domain Awareness Evaluation Keeps Slipping But DHS Still Hoping To Begin This Year
Initial evaluations of systems to detect, track and identify manned and unmanned aircraft as part of an air domain awareness initiative for homeland security applications continue to be delayed and […]
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Homeland SecurityTSA Backs New Open Architecture Initiative For Airport Security Systems
Airport operators and regulators worldwide on Thursday published a paper in support of seeking open architectures for airport security systems to improve interoperability, enable innovation and expand competition. The paper […]
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CongressHouse Democrats Pull DHS Bill From Minibus Appropriation
House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday pulled the Homeland Security bill from consideration of a larger minibus appropriations package for fiscal year 2021 that also includes proposed […]
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Congress
Senate Stimulus Would Provide $3 Billion For DHS
A proposal by Senate Republican to provide an additional stimulus package to help sustain the economy during the ongoing pandemic recommends $3 billion for the Department of Homeland Security, including […]
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COVID-19Accuracy Of Face Recognition Technology Declines With Masked Faces, Study Says
The accuracy of face recognition algorithms used on photos of people that have been altered with a digitally created mask declines even with the best commercial algorithms used in one-to-one […]
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Homeland SecurityChina, Russia, Iran Trying To Influence, Compromise U.S. Elections, Senior Intel Official Warns
China, Russia and Iran are all attempting to influence the upcoming national elections in November, using traditional and social media to penetrate networks used by campaigns, candidates and election systems, […]