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Business/FinancialEarnings Notes And News
American Science & Engineering [ASEI] 2Q08 2Q07 Sales $37.6M $29.6M Net Inc. ($4.5M, $0.48) ($4.8M, $0.49) Despite a 27% jump in sales, profits fell due to lower gross margins […]
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Northrop Grumman Announces Team For Coast Guard NAIS
Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said it will be competing to design and install the Coast Guard’s Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS), a two-way maritime digital communication system that will improve […]
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Port Officials Warn That TWIC Demand Exceeds Expectations
By Calvin Biesecker Officials from seaports in the United States told Congress this week that demand for mandatory new federal worker identification credentials significantly outstrips the U.S. government’s expectations, potentially […]
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TSA Explains Its Covert Testing Program
By Calvin Biesecker In the wake of recent reports about federal airport security screeners failing to uncover most fake bombs taken through checkpoints by covert Red Teams, the Transportation Security […]
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Wackenhut Revamping Nuke Plant Security Operations
By George Lobsenz Wackenhut Corp., saying the company has failed to keep up with major new security demands in the nuclear industry, last week announced "a new strategic direction" under […]
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Port Officials Warn That TWIC Demand Exceeds Expectations
By Calvin Biesecker Officials from seaports in the United States told Congress this week that demand for mandatory new federal worker identification credentials significantly outstrips the U.S. government’s expectations, potentially […]
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DIA Seeks Bio-Chem Collection Capabilities
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is seeking sources in several areas related to the collection of chemical and biological warfare agents. The agency seeks sources to develop materials collection guides […]
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Briefing
*FirstLine Transportation Security won a potential $1.3 million contract, including options, to provide private screening services for the Gallup Municipal Airport and the Roswell Industrial Air Center in New Mexico […]
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DIA Issues RFI for Portable Genetic Sequencer
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to identify qualified sources to perform a feasibility study and then develop a compact, lightweight, portable, rugged genetic sequencer […]
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Cross Match Introduces New Document Scanner
Cross Match Technologies has introduced a new document reader that can do high speed data capture from radio frequency identification memory chips used in e-passports and ID cards. The D […]