Homeland Security
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Business/FinancialTSA, Continental, Pilot Paperless Boarding Pass
By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Continental Airlines [CAL] kicked off a new pilot project this week at George Bush International Airport that allows passengers to receive […]
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Business/Financial
General Dynamics UK Ltd. Collaborates With UWE To Develop Facial Recognition System
General Dynamics [GD] United Kingdom Limited subsidiary yesterday announced it is collaborating with the University of the West of England (UWE), the Imperial College London, the Home Office Scientific Development […]
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Business/Financial
Cross Match, L-1, Receive Initial U.S.-VISIT Upgrade Orders
By Calvin Biesecker Cross Match Technologies and L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] have received initial orders for both companies’ 10-print fingerprint systems as part of an upgrade of the Department of […]
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Air ForceDefense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Movement Possible. A House leadership aide confirmed the House is likely to appoint conferees this week for the defense […]
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Coast Guard, Border Patrol Sign Cooperation Agreement For San Juan Sector
The Border Patrol will permanently assign intelligence agents to the Coast Guard’s operations center in San Juan Puerto Rico under a new agreement aimed at improving the flow of information […]
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Homeland Security
DHS Touts Success of Coast Guard’s At-Sea Biometrics Pilot
A limited trial by the Coast Guard of fingerprint capture and identification technology has helped reduce the flow of illegal immigration by nearly 50 percent in the Mona Passage, which […]
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Homeland Security
TSWG Awards Reveal $2.6M for EDS Image Quality Improvements
The Explosives Detection subgroup of the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) awarded Reveal Imaging Technologies a one-year, $2.6 million contract to investigate the trade- offs between image quality of Computed […]
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Homeland Security
Ahura Nabs National Guard Contract
Ahura Scientific received a $2.6 million contract from the National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams to supply its FirstDefender handheld chemical identification system, which also meets military […]
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Homeland Security
FEMA Surveys Possible UAVs for First Responders
The Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center is seeking information on commercial off-the-shelf man-portable Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that meet the needs of emergency responders in the field. Some […]
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Homeland Security
DTRA Seeks Sources for Ordnance/Mine Detection Technology
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) seeks white papers regarding the integration of selectable passive and non-passive ordnance detection technology into an Ordnance Detector/Mine Probe instrument that is currently made […]