Homeland Security

RAE Systems [RAE] says its AreaRAE toxic gas and radiation sensor network was deployed at both the Guam and Oregon TOPOFF 4 terrorism preparedness exercises held last fall that involved […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded a 52-month, $57.5 million contract to A-TEK, Inc., to provide direct laboratory staffing services to DHS’ BioWatch program. Under the contract A-TEK […]

Army aviation is leveraging all available resources to produce a capable, qualified force that goes beyond combat capability to homeland security, homeland defense and into supporting foreign policy, according to […]

By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is asking Congress for nearly $51 billion in FY ’09, a 7 percent increase from the current budget, with Customs and […]

By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week said its FY ’09 budget request that will go to Congress today includes $12.1 billion for border security and […]

By Jen DiMascio A "downpour" of spending on cyber security is expected in 2008 and 2009, a homeland security lawyer said recently. Last year, a number of security breaches were […]

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

By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security has increasingly been able to target higher volumes of high-risk cargo containers to be examined at overseas ports before being shipped to […]

By Calvin Biesecker Making it even more palatable for states to voluntarily comply with federal guidelines for issuing more secure drivers’ licenses, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is providing […]

By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to initiate a pilot project in February that involves inspecting cargo bound for passenger aircraft using existing X-Ray and explosive trace […]