Homeland Security
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Business/FinancialPangiam Acquires Facial Recognition System Developed By Airport Authority
Pangiam, a portfolio company of the private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI), last Friday said it acquired an integrated facial recognition system from a Washington, D.C.-area airport authority that […]
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CongressHouse Homeland Security Committee Approves Slew Of Bipartisan Bills
The House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday passed a number of bipartisan bills that now go to the full House for consideration, including a measure introduced last week aimed as […]
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CongressPeters, Portman Want Accountability In Government For Detecting Cyber Breaches
The federal government needs clear lines of authority and accountability when it comes to which agency is responsible for detecting compromises of government networks, the top Democratic and Republican senators […]
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CyberWhite House Working Group, With Help From Private Sector, Responding To Microsoft Hack
The White House on Wednesday said a new interagency working group stood up in response to compromise earlier this month of a widely used Microsoft [MSFT] software product includes private […]
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CyberUS Government Says No Foreign Actor Altered Voting Processes In 2020 Elections
While Russian President Vladimir Putin directed his government agencies to conduct influence operations aimed at hurting then Democratic President candidate Joe Biden and helping former President Donald Trump during the […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS Awards Small Video Analytics Contracts to Help with Checkpoint Self-Screening
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate in the past month has awarded small contracts to two high-technology start-ups that have developed video analytics software for commercial applications […]
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Homeland Security
Business Opportunities
CBP Issues Draft RFP For Muon Detection System Customs and Border Protection Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) program has issued a draft Request for Proposal for a potential muon detection system acquisition. […]
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Homeland SecurityContract Awards
CBP Awards Sierra Nevada $48M for Two MEA Aircraft Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) has received a $48.3 million contract from Customs and Border Protection to provide two more Multi-Role Enforcement […]
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Homeland SecurityTech Developments
FAA Selects Five Airports for Counter-Drone Testing The Federal Aviation Administration has selected five airports to test unmanned aircraft system (UAS) detection and mitigation systems that will create future standards […]
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Homeland SecurityCBP Selects Leidos, Rapiscan, Smiths for $480M Cargo Scanning Systems
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this month selected three companies—Leidos [LDOS], OSI Systems’ [OSIS] Rapiscan Systems division, and Britain’s Smiths Detection—to compete for up to $480 million in orders to […]