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DHS Awards SRI $3.7 Million For Maritime Security Technology Testbed

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Friday, October 22nd, 2010

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate has awarded SRI International a $3.7 million contract for the Maritime Security Technology Pilot, which essentially entails SRI establishing a testbed and demonstration environment for maritime security technologies. For the pilot, SRI will be using its Smart Integration Manager Ontologically Networked (SIMON) data and sensor integration platform it is developing for the Navy to allow the DHS S&T Border and Maritime Division to examine different technologies and data inputs,…

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