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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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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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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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TSA Extends HR Contracts with CPS and Accenture
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded contract extensions to both CPS Human Resource Services and Accenture [ACN] potentially worth $58 million and $48 million respectively for one year to […]
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Coast Guard Looks to Expand At Sea Biometrics Pilot
BALTIMORE–A trial begun last year by the Coast Guard that features the use of fingerprint collection and database search during alien migrant interdiction operations in the Mona Passage has proven […]
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CSC Receives Potential $53M DHS Task Order
Computer Sciences Corp. [CSC] received a potential five-year, $53 million task order from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide information technology support services for the U.S. Citizenship and […]
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Northrop Grumman, Cogent Settle Lawsuit
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Cogent Systems [COGT] have reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit filed by Cogent against Northrop Grumman in 2005 alleging that Northrop Grumman misappropriated its technology […]
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URS Gets Potential $50M A&E Contract with Coast Guard
URS Corp. [URS] has received a potential 10-year, $50 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the Coast Guard to provide architectural and engineering (A&E) services for various infrastructure and […]