Homeland Security
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Homeland SecurityBriefing
The Transportation Security Administration’s Innovation Task Force is evaluating Thruvision’s body scanner to screen employees at Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport to prevent potential insider threats. Austin Gould, TSA’s assistant administrator […]
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Homeland SecurityPlan for TSA to Lead Federal Counter Drone Operations at Airports ‘Unlawful,’ Hill Aide Says
A new federal plan giving the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) responsibility for countering unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that pose potential threats to airport operations is “unlawful” and should instead come […]
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CongressCongressional Appropriators Agree To Curtail Wall Funding; Back 12th NSC
A compromise set of appropriations packages agreed to by House and Senate appropriators on Monday includes nearly $1.4 billion for additional border security infrastructure, a large cut from the $5 […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Plans Release Of OPC Industry Studies RFP On Friday
The Coast Guard this Friday expects to release the Request for Proposals (RFP) for industry studies for a recompete of its new medium-endurance cutter class of ships with plans to […]
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Homeland SecurityIDSS Nabs Top Prize In Opioid Detection Challenge
Integrated Defense & Security Systems (IDSS) on Thursday won the Department of Homeland Security’s top prize in a competition for new non-intrusive imaging solutions to detect opioids such as fentanyl […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS CWMD Office Stepping Up Stakeholder Outreach On Next-Generation Biodetection System
The Department of Homeland Security Office focused on the development and acquisition of technologies for detecting biological and radiological threats is taking a closer look at the needs of local […]
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CongressDefense Bill Directs Defense Department To Establish Strategic Port In Arctic
The final defense policy bill agreed to by the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on Monday night directs the Pentagon to establish one or more strategic ports in the […]
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Homeland SecuritySchultz Encouraged By Industry Interest In OPC Recompete
The Coast Guard is “encouraged” with the responses it received from industry following a Request for Information in October to gauge vendor interest in a recompetition of its Offshore Patrol […]
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CyberBipartisan Council Urges Stronger Federal Role In Helping Private Sector Counter Cyber Threats
A bipartisan council filled with presidential appointees is recommending that the president direct the federal government to make its cyber intelligence more actionable, including having the intelligence community put more […]
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Homeland SecurityTSA Planning Additional Checkpoint Biometric Evaluations
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in the coming year plans to conduct more evaluations of facial recognition systems at aviation security checkpoints and baggage drops as it proceeds toward potential […]