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Business/Financial
AT&T Nabs FirstNet $7 Billion Nationwide Wireless Broadband Public Safety Network Contract
The Commerce Department and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) on Thursday selected telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. [T] for a $46.5 billion project to build a nationwide wireless broadband network […]
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Trump Nonproliferation Official Teases Nuclear Policy Overhaul
The Trump administration is reconsidering every piece of U.S. nuclear arms policy – even the broad end goal of global nuclear disarmament – in its upcoming Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), […]
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Homeland Security
Counter UAS, Cyber Vulnerabilities Among New R&D Focus Areas for Coast Guard
The Coast Guard this week released its funded FY ’17 research and development program that includes a number of new projects including ones to counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in […]
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Homeland Security
DHS S&T Says Next-Gen Incident Command System Ready For First Responders
An information sharing tool for first responders that was developed by a team led by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate is now operational and […]
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Congress
Congress Passes FAA Bill With UAS, Aviation Security Measures
The Senate on Wednesday approved a 14-month authorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that lays out a number of provisions related to the use of unmanned aircraft systems […]
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Homeland Security
DHS Adds Chicago To Nuclear Security Program
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday said it has added Chicago to its urban area nuclear security program and provided the city with $3.5 million to begin planning […]
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Congress
IG Says TSA In Compliance With Requirements For Use Of X-ray Body Scanners
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is in compliance with standards set forth to verify the safe radiation dose emitted by whole body imagers based on X-ray technology, and furthermore these […]
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Cyber
DHS S&T, California First Responders, Demonstrate Smart Phone-Based Chem Sensors
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and several agencies in California this week demonstrated new prototype chemical sensors that work with smart phones to detect the presence of toxic chemical […]
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Homeland Security
DHS S&T, Thales Moving Into Pilot Phase With Multi-Band Radio Project
By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) branch yesterday announced 14 lead organizations for an upcoming pilot project that will involve the use of […]
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Homeland Security
CBP Uses Predator In Gustav Response And Recovery
As part of the Department of Homeland Security’s response to Hurricane Gustav, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last week flew one of its Predator B Unmanned Aircraft Systems around the […]
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