Homeland Security Report

The Department of Homeland Security’s award to Northrop Grumman [NOC] last fall of a contract to develop a new biometric storage and matching system was based on having higher confidence […]

The spending priorities for a new Department of Homeland Security office that is focused on countering chemical, biological and nuclear threats to the homeland will shift away from policy and […]

OSI Systems [OSIS] Rapiscan Systems division is acting as an original equipment manufacturer for international sales of Analogic’s [ALOG] computed tomography-based passenger checkpoint carry-on baggage scanner. The agreement is non-exclusive […]

TSA Issues RFP for Universal Enrollment Services The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Universal Enrollment Services (UES) for programs and populations managed, authorized […]

USCIS Awards PAE $292M for Application Support Centers PAE has received a potential $291.7 million contract from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to help support and manage Application Support […]

Unisys Introduces Analytics for Helping Border Agents Unisys [UIS] has introduced LineSight, software that it says uses data analytics and machine learning to flag potential threats in near-real time.  The […]

Although performance metrics are still lacking for determining the effectiveness of specific types of investments in border security, history has shown that a mix of technology, physical infrastructure and personnel […]

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske wants to take greater advantage of public-private partnerships to more quickly field and evaluate new technologies to help save time when programs go […]

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims earlier this month imposed a temporary restraining order on the Transportation Security Administration to prevent the agency from awarding a contract to Unisys [UIS] […]