Homeland Security
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COVID-19DHS To Rapidly Test, Field New Products To Combat Virus
The Department of Homeland Security says it is using a streamlined acquisition mechanism to rapidly test, acquire and field new products that can be used to help fight the COVID-19 […]
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Business/Financial
DHS Awards MITRE $862 Million To Continue Providing Technical Expertise
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate on Wednesday said it has awarded MITRE Corp. a potential five-year $862 million contract to continue operating a research and development […]
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COVID-19Cyber Hackers And Criminals Exploiting Pandemic, U.S., U.K. Agencies Warn
Advanced persistent threat groups and cyber criminals are increasingly exploiting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, targeting individuals and organizations of all sizes seeking to steal credentials and deploy ransomware and other […]
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Homeland SecurityEastern Shipbuilding Gets $343 Million For Second OPC, Long-Lead For Third
The Coast Guard on Thursday said it has modified its contract with Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) and awarded the company $343 million to begin construction of the second Offshore Patrol […]
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CongressThompson Proposes Bipartisan Commission To Assess COVID-19 Readiness And Response
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) on Wednesday released legislation to establish a bipartisan commission that would examine how well the U.S. was prepared for and responded to […]
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AnalysisU.S. Must Enhance Arctic Influence On Broad Scale, CSIS Analysts Argue
The U.S. lags Russia and China in its commitment to the strategic importance of the Arctic and should enhance its influence in the region on a number of fronts, including […]
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Homeland Security
ICE Awards Bode Contract For Rapid DNA Testing On Southwest Border
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded Bode Cellmark Forensics a potential five-year, $17.3 million contract to provide Rapid DNA testing systems for use in identifying fraudulent family relationship claims by […]
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COVID-19DHS Creates Procurement Team For COVID-19 Response
The Department of Homeland Security’s procurement office has pulled together a team of procurement experts to help sort out industry offers to help the department in responding to the ongoing […]
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Cyber
DHS Ends Cyber Vulnerability Testing Of Boeing 757-200
Last month, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) decided to end the Aviation Cyber Initiative’s (ACI) computer vulnerability testing of a Boeing 757-200 at […]
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TSA Plans RFPs in April for Checked Baggage, Checkpoints Deployment Services The Transportation Security Administration says it plans to release the Request for Proposal (RFP) in early April for the […]