Homeland Security

Cross Match Technologies last Friday said it has acquired Canada’s Labcal Technologies in a deal that immediately adds a handheld, wireless card reading and biometric authentication technology that is applicable […]

By Calvin Biesecker Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it has delivered a radiation detection system that is integrated into a sports utility vehicle (SUV) to the Department of Homeland Security’s Domestic […]

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate has issued a Request for Information on existing tripwire sensor systems able to satisfy a host of requirements for […]

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this month plans to initiate a pilot project that involves inspecting cargo bound for passenger aircraft using existing X-Ray and explosive trace detection (ETD) systems […]

*The Army plans to negotiate a sole source award with Colorado State University for continued covariate studies and analysis and experimental designs for the National Institute of Standards and Technology […]

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is soliciting research proposals that meet the requirements of the Chemical and Biological Defense Initiative Fund (CBDIF) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) and the Physical […]

ICx Technologies’ [ICXT] Agentase business unit has introduced a new enzyme-based chemical agent detection spray that changes color when sprayed on surfaces contaminated with nerve agents. The new spray was […]

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has a requirement for advancing the development of new medical countermeasures against the biological agents that are most likely to be […]

Researchers at Purdue University are developing a cell phone-based network of radiation detection sensors that would provide alerts to a command center regarding the basic location of a possible radiological […]

Expanding its capabilities into a new area, Cross Match Technologies has acquired Canada’s Labcal Technologies Inc., a developer and supplier of a ruggedized mobile and wireless handheld authentication device that […]