Homeland Security Report

The Trump administration is developing a second set of proposed legislative authorities to allow relevant federal departments and agencies the ability to counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in domestic airspace, […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Jan. 18 rejected a protest by Leidos [LDOS] of a contract awarded late last September to Northrop Grumman [NOC] to build out a new […]

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske says his agency plans to field 40 new advanced checkpoint screening systems for aviation security this year for further operational testing in advanced […]

Customs and Border Protection has begun to evaluate face recognition technology as part of its preclearance operations at Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport for one daily flight on Delta Airlines […]

DHS S&T Issues Open BAA for Chemical and Biological Defense The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) branch is soliciting research and development proposals under an Open […]

FEMA Awards SERCO $600M Contract to Support Disaster Recovery Serco, Inc. has received a potential five-year, $600 million contract from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support the Public Assistance […]

Gigamon Acquired By Private Investors The information network visibility firm Gigamon, Inc., has been acquired by the private investment firm Elliott Management and Qatar’s state-owned management fund Qatar Investment Authority […]

The Coast Guard in 2018, with the help of other government partners, is planning to launch its first ever satellites, which will be used to demonstrate the use of the […]

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) branch and key research partners are seeking innovators for prototyping, testing and transitioning leading technologies for emergency responders as part […]