Homeland Security

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said last week that it will train and certify 400 new explosive detection canine teams for use in mass transit systems and for sniffing out […]

By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week issued a notice seeking sources for handheld or benchtop devices capable of screening bottles for liquid explosives with the aim […]

By Calvin Biesecker L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] yesterday said the State Department has awarded it a potential five-year, $107 million contract to produce a new border crossing credential that had […]

By Calvin Biesecker Boeing [BA] said yesterday it has successfully completed a series of tests using modified ship-based ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to track simulated biological plumes, collect the […]

By Geoff Fein While the Coast Guard’s effort to convert eight 110-foot cutters to 123-foot vessels continues to draw the attention and ire of lawmakers and watchdogs, the service has […]

By Geoff Fein With the exception of a recommendation to pursue a composite patrol boat, the Coast Guard is in agreement with the results of a study examining Deepwater assets […]

By George Lobsenz The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), seeking to resurrect its new warhead plan in the face of a skeptical Democratic-controlled Congress, is suggesting that development of the […]

By Calvin Biesecker Deploying a next-generation radiation portal monitors for secondary screening of cargo containers at ports of entry in the United States could result in better performance versus current […]

The Department of Homeland Security has created five new Centers of Excellence, which will be co-led by 11 universities. Each center will receive a grant of up to $2 million […]

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) SBInet Program originally was seeking information from contractors that have experience with high resolution surveillance sensors and systems for application to a northern border […]