Terror Response Technology Report articles from December 2009

Terror Response Technology Report archives from December 2009

Briefing
December 9, 2009... *The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded a $3.5 million contract to ADR Vantage, Inc., a small women-owned business, for the supply of conflict management practitioners (CMP) as part of the agency's Integrated Conflict...

CBP Takes Delivery of First Maritime Predator UAS
December 9, 2009... Customs and Border Protection (CBP) yesterday took delivery of its sixth Predator B Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), the latest aircraft being the first maritime variant, which will go through what the agency hopes will be an abbreviated...

NIJ Investing in New Camera, Robotic Technologies to Defeat IEDs
December 9, 2009... The ability to detect and deter improvised explosive devices (IED) is leading the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to fund research into advanced camera systems, tools for robots, and standards for protective clothing, according to a top...

L-3's Personnel Imager Added to TSA's Qualified List
December 9, 2009... The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has approved L-3 Communications' [LLL] ProVision Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) system for use at aviation checkpoints following a two-year test program that included operational evaluations...

TSA Certifies L-3's High-Speed Large Bore EDS System
December 9, 2009... The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has certified L-3 Communications' [LLL] eXaminer XLB explosives detection system (EDS), making it the first industry certified EDS that meets the agency's requirements for high- speed scanning....

Thales Radio Meets DHS P25 Requirement in Testing
December 9, 2009... Thales Communications says its Liberty multi-band land mobile radio successfully completed trunking interoperability testing, meeting the requirements of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Project 25 (P25) Compliance Assessment Program....

Sagem Launches Biometric Border Control System at New Zealand Airport
December 9, 2009... Sagem Securite has launched its SmartGate automated border control system using facial recognition at the Auckland International Airport in New Zealand, the first step in a new long-term partnership with the New Zealand Customs Service for...

Northrop Grumman, Univ. Partners to Research Cyber Security
December 9, 2009... In an effort to get in front of emerging and future cyber threats, Northrop Grumman [NOC] has partnered with three universities to create the Northrop Grumman Cybersecurity Research Consortium (NGCRC) and has funded long- term research projects...

Canada's TSA Orders $25.6M in Smiths Detection's X-Ray Systems
December 9, 2009... Smiths Detection has received a $25.6 million order from the Canadian Air Transportation Security Authority to supply X-Ray systems to upgrade existing airport checkpoints. The systems include the HI SCAN 6040 aTiX and the company's latest...

Northrop Grumman Gets $17.6M to Protect Classified Data
December 9, 2009... Northrop Grumman [NOC] has received a $17.6 million task order from the Air Force under the Network Centric Solutions contract to integrate Phase II of the Host Based Security System (HBSS) 3.0, which is a security upgrade to the Secret...

DHS Awards $9.6M for IT Work on National Operations Center.
December 9, 2009... Electronic Consulting Services, Inc. (ECS), has received a three-year, $9.6 million task order from the Department of Homeland Security under the EAGLE contract for the National Operations Center Common Operational Picture information...

AS&E Receives Mid East order for ZBVs.
December 9, 2009... American Science and Engineering [ASEI] has received a multi-million dollar order from a Middle East customer for two Z Backscatter Vans (ZBV). The ZBVs will be configured for use in harsh environments and will be used to secure government...

Raytheon Sells Second SUV-Based Rad Detection System to Florida.
December 9, 2009... Raytheon [RTN] says it has sold a second Mobile Nuclear Radiation Detection System (MNRDS) to Florida's Department of Transportation. Contract terms were not disclosed. The MNRDS is a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)-based radiation detection...

DNDO Issues RFI for He-3 Sources
December 9, 2009... The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) from industries that have the potential to produce Helium-3 from natural helium and or from any source. DNDO is a member of the He-3 Integrated Product...

TSA Solicits Two-Factor Authentication for Remote Access
December 9, 2009... The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a Sources Sought notice seeking a Two-Factor Authentication (TFA) solution that can conclusively authenticate an individual--such as Transportation Security Officers, other TSA...

DHS S&T Issues RFI for Through-the-Wall Detection
December 9, 2009... The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) branch, Borders and Maritime Security Division, has released a Request for Information (RFI) on the availability and maturity of existing radio frequency sensor...

DNDO Seeks Sources for Trans-Shipment, Direct-to-Rail Rad Detectors
December 9, 2009... The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has issued a Request for Information for technologies and concepts for the development of gamma and neutron detection devices and systems to scan shipping containers involved in ship-to-ship and...

DHS Seeks Info on Portable Weather Stations.
December 9, 2009... The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Environmental Measurements Laboratory, is seeking information about commercial-off-the-shelf portable weather stations to meet the needs of emergency responders. The information will be reviewed by...

TSA Surveys Market for Fingerprint Processing Services
December 9, 2009... The Transportation Security Administration, Office of Human Capital, Office of Recruitment and Hiring, has issued a Sources Sought notice seeking an understanding of industry capabilities provide processing services for fingerprint and...

DHS S&T Issues BAA for Biothreat Agent Detection
December 9, 2009... The Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, Chemical Biological Division, has issued a Broad Agency Announcement for bacterial biothreat agent detection, surveillance and identification research. Awards...

Sources Sought for Inherently Safer Technology Metrics
December 9, 2009... The Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate, Chemical Security Analysis Center, has issued a Sources Sought notice for a well defined, relevant set of metrics capable of guiding the implementation of Inherently...

CBP Plans Purchase of Riverine Shallow Draft Vessels
December 9, 2009... Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Air and Marine, has issued a pre-solicitation notice regarding a planned purchase of up to 80 Riverine Shallow Draft Vessels to replace the agency's current fleet of riverine vessels that are...

Editor's Note.
December 9, 2009... This issue of TR2 will be the last for 2009. Happy Holidays! [Copyright 2006 Access Intelligence, LLC. All rights reserved.]