Homeland Security
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Business/FinancialSmiths Group Plans To Shed Security & Detection Business
Britain’s Smiths Group last Friday said it plans to sell or spin-out its security and detection division as part of strategic actions to unlock value for shareholders. Smiths Detection, which […]
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CyberSenate Confirms Noem As Homeland Security Secretary
The Senate last Saturday voted 59 to 34 to confirm Kristi Noem as the new secretary of homeland security. The favorable vote included seven Democrats, John Fetterman (Pa.), Maggie Hassan […]
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Homeland SecurityLeidos Nabs Potential $2.6 Billion TSA Support Contract
Leidos [LDOS] on Thursday said it has won a potential $2.6 billion contract to continue sustaining checkpoint security equipment for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Leidos has been performing under […]
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Unmanned SystemsTrump’s Emergency Order Ask DoT To Consider Waving Restrictions On Use Of Counter-Drone Technology Along Southern Border
President Trump in a directive on Monday directed the secretary of transportation and the Federal Communications Commission to “consider waiving” laws and policies that limit the ability of the Department […]
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Homeland SecurityActing Coast Guard Chief Directs Surge Of Assets To Thwart Illegal Activity Near U.S. Borders
Shortly after his boss was fired, acting Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday on Tuesday ordered that service operators surge “all available assets” to areas where illegal migrant, drug smuggling, […]
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Homeland SecurityTrump Taps Long-Time Border Patrol Officer As Acting DHS Chief; Dumps Fagan, Pekoske
President Trump on Monday announced that Benjamin Huffman, who has been part of the Department of Homeland Security and a predecessor agency for 40 years, is acting secretary of homeland […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS Plans Demonstration Of Kinetic Drone Killers
The Department of Homeland Security this summer is planning to assess kinetic capabilities for countering small drones and understand related collateral effects to meet the needs of the department’s components. […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS Approves Start Of Construction For First Polar Security Cutter
The Department of Homeland Security last Thursday approved the Coast Guard’s request to start production of the first domestically-built heavy icebreaker in nearly 50 years, a key milestone on the […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Has Yet To Finalize Costs For Commercial Icebreaker, GAO Says
Even though the U.S. Coast Guard is ready to put its first commercially bought polar icebreaker into the water, the service has not detailed the full costs of the program […]
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Congress
Coast Guard Seeks DHS Decision Thursday To Begin Polar Security Cutter Construction
The Department of Homeland Security this week will consider a Coast Guard request to give the nod to Bollinger Shipyards to begin construction of the nation’s first new heavy polar […]