
DHS S&T Awards $2M to Small Companies for Handheld Imaging Devices The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has awarded two small businesses contracts worth about $1 million apiece to develop compact, handheld passenger screening devices for aviation security. San Diego-based Spectral Labs will continue research and development to produce and test a prototype anomaly recognition tool capable of locating anomalies in or under clothing of people passing through checkpoints and detection a variety of threats, including explosives…