Homeland Security

Registered Traveler provider Verified Identity Pass says enrollment in its Clear brand has hit the “tipping point,” meaning the service is beginning to reap the benefits of a nationwide network […]

Lumidigm Inc. says its Venus fingerprint sensors have been selected to be integrated into the Innometriks Inc. smart card and biometrics reader developed for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) […]

The Army plans to undertake a design effort to develop a semi-autonomous multi-modal (iris and facial recognition) collection, enrollment, validation and identification device that will support access control, biometrics enrollment […]

Catcher Holdings [CTHH] is enhancing its handheld mobile computer communications devices, the CATCHER Rhino and Grizzly, with a contact and contactless smart card reader from SMC Microsystems [SCMM] at the […]

The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has issued a Broad Agency Announcement for the Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) Shielded Nuclear Alarm Resolution to develop and test technology to automatically verify […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] has completed a multi-year demonstration program of its Guardian Counter-Man Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) aboard a commercial cargo plane and will now have to wait and […]

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center’s (SPAWAR) Advanced Law Enforcement Technology Branch is requesting information about commercial off-the-shelf passive millimeter wave detection systems that could meet the needs of […]

*Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to award a sole-source contract to The MITRE Corp. worth up to $17 million over two years for systems engineering, analysis, guidance and technical […]

The U.S. Capitol Police Security Services Bureau has issued a Sources Sought Notice for a personnel screening system that can detect contraband, including explosives, weapons, liquids, metals, plastics and ceramics. […]

Raytheon [RTN] has developed and demonstrated a rapid concrete breaking technology that can be used by urban search and rescue teams in disaster situations. The Controlled Impact Rescue Tool, which […]