Terror Response Technology Report articles from November 2011

Terror Response Technology Report archives from November 2011

Briefing
November 23, 2011... *Implant Sciences [IMSC] has made its first sale of its handheld Quantum Sniffer QS-H150 explosives trace detector into Germany for air cargo security. The detector was sold by Implant's German-based distributor, D-TeC System Consulting GmbH...

CBP Says Draft RFP for IFT Will Be Ready in December; Final RFP in Early 2012
November 23, 2011... Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says it will release a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) in December and the final RFP in either January or February 2012 for a fixed-sensor system that will be deployed along the border in Arizona to...

DARPA Plans Authentication Program Using Software Biometrics
November 23, 2011... Rather than rely on something people provide to gain access to computer systems and networks, a Pentagon research agency is beginning an effort that enables computers to figure out who is on the system to make it harder for cyber adversaries...

Disputing GAO, CBP Official Says Risks, Costs Understood in Arizona Border Tech Plan
November 23, 2011... Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has planned for various risks to its new technology plan for better securing the nation's southwest border and so far actual costs are likely to be lower than the $1.5 billion initially thought for the...

L-3 Introduces New X-Ray Systems for Air Cargo Screening
November 23, 2011... L-3 Communications [LLL] has introduced three new dual-view X-Ray systems for portfolio of air cargo screening systems for break-bulk freight and skids, and larger palled and unit load device (ULD) containers. The new systems are the PX...

CBP Opens Pedestrian Border Crossing System in El Paso
November 23, 2011... Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has opened a its first pedestrian border crossing in El Paso, Texas, that deploys a combination of gate systems, mobile handheld devices, 10-print, fingerprint capture devices and radio frequency...

Following Pilot Testing, Cubic Gets Orders for Container Tracking Solution
November 23, 2011... Cubic Corp.'s [CUB] Cubic Global Tracking Solutions business has received orders for hundreds of its Global Sentinel GS-5B asset tracking and sensor monitoring tags in support of a U.S. military shipping effort following a successful pilot...

Kratos Acquires Cyber Security Firm SecureInfo
November 23, 2011... Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] says it has acquired pure-play cyber security firm SecureInfo Corp. for $17.5 million in cash, further expanding its cyber security capabilities and customers. The deal includes a potential earn...

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Airborne Border Surveillance Capabilities
November 23, 2011... A Lockheed Martin [LMT]-led team recently demonstrated how traditional defense-oriented integrated airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities can be quickly adapted for used in border security and maritime...

DHS Concludes Final Pilots for Multi-Band Radio
November 23, 2011... The fourth of four pilot tests of the latest version of the multi-band radio have concluded, leading to the transition of the radios to the emergency response community, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Pilot testing...

Metal Shark's Response Boat-Small Award from Coast Guard Worth $192 Million
November 23, 2011... Metal Shark Boats says the value of its recent award to supply the Coast Guard with a new fleet of Response Boat-Small (RB-S) vessels is worth up to $192 million over 10 years. Metal Shark received a $13 million task order in late September...

Raytheon Nabs ICE Contract to Modernize Case Management System
November 23, 2011... Raytheon [RTN] says it has received a contract from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to develop a modernized investigative case management system to replace the agency's legacy system. Raytheon says it will create a Web- enabled system that...

Coast Guard Awards Eaton $20M Engineering Services Contract.
November 23, 2011... Eaton Corp. has received a potential 66-month, $20 million contract from the Coast Guard to provide electrical infrastructure preventative maintenance services for up to 12 cutters in San Diego, Seattle, San Francisco and Hawaii. The services...

Air Force Awards ManTech $7M for Cyber Support.
November 23, 2011... ManTech International [MANT] has received a potential two-year, $7.1 million task order to provide the Air Force 90th Information Operations Squadron with software solutions that support Air Force Cyber Command's cyber defense technology...

GSA Awards Entrust $5M for Hosted PKI Agreement
November 23, 2011... The General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded Entrust a four- year, $4.5 million contract to continue providing hosted Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) services and digital certificates as the security infrastructure for Homeland...

RedXDefense Getting Orders from Navy for XPAK
November 23, 2011... The Navy's Maritime Expeditionary Security Group is ordering RedXDefense's XPAK G2 portable explosives detection systems to conduct anti- terrorism and force protection missions worldwide, including for harbor and homeland defense, coastal...

Implant Nabs More International Orders for Handheld Detector
November 23, 2011... Implant Sciences [IMSC] has received several new international orders for its handheld Quantum Sniffer QS-H150 explosives trace detector, including for a new customer in Uzbekistan for airport security. The sale in Uzbekistan is through the...

CBP Issues RFI for Large-Scale NII Systems
November 23, 2011... Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to generate questions and comments from industry on a draft Statement of Work (SOW) in support of the agency's large-scale non-intrusive inspection (NII) systems....

DTRA Seeks Sources for Better Understanding Chem/Bio Threat Agents
November 23, 2011... The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Joint Science and Technology Office of the Chemical and Biological Defense Program has issued a Request for Information to determine the existing infrastructure and personnel resources capable of...

DHS Issues Draft RFP for BioWatch SETA.
November 23, 2011... The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support for the BioWatch Systems Program Office within the Office of Health Affairs. The pending...

Navy Division Seeks Body Imagers Using Ionizing Energy.
November 23, 2011... The Naval Surface Warfare Center Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division is seeking commercial-off-the-shelf systems capable of screening for person born threats at entry access points with technologies employed for detection based on...

Sandia Issues RFI for Handheld Biometric Collection Devices
November 23, 2011... The Energy Department's Sandia National Laboratory has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for handheld biometric devices to be tested through National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program accredited test laboratories for the...

Briefing
November 9, 2011... *Smiths Detection has entered a partnership with the biotechnology and biodefense company ANP Technologies whereby Smiths will market ANP's Nano- Intelligent Detection System (NIDS) globally. NIDS is used to verify the presence of biological...

S&T Wants Concepts for Kiosks That Validate Credentials, Check for Trace Explosives
November 9, 2011... The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) has issued a Broad Agency Announcement that aims to develop, build and evaluate prototype kiosks that integrate credential authentication and explosives trace...

TSA, S&T Create Joint R&D Strategy for Aviation Security Technology
November 9, 2011... The Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Science and Technology (S&T) branch have created a high-level joint strategy to guide research and development (R&D) to help meet aviation...

CBP's New Arizona Border Technology Plan at Risk, GAO Warns
November 9, 2011... Customs and Border Protection (CBP) lacks key information in following acquisition guidance issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that jeopardizes the execution of a new...

L-3 Acquires Small Firm with Radiation Detection Capabilities
November 9, 2011... L-3 Communications [LLL] Security & Detection Systems has acquired Detector Networks International (DNI), a small designer and developer of radiation detection solutions, including an integrated system that passively screens cargo...

Earnings News and Notes
November 9, 2011... American Science and Engineering [ASEI] 2Q12 2Q11 Sales $54.8M $80.6M Net Inc. $6.9M, 0.74 $14.7M, 1.59 Net income tumbled 53% on a 32% drop in sales. Margins declined on a one time inventory reserve, higher...

Implant Sciences, TSL in CRADA to Optimize Benchtop Explosives Detector
November 9, 2011... Implant Sciences Corp. [IMSC] says it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate's Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) to optimize the...

Georgia Tech Develops Wireless Sensor to Help Detect Trace Explosives
November 9, 2011... Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a prototype wireless sensor capable of detecting trace amounts of ammonia, a key ingredient found in many explosives. The device features carbon nanotubes that are printed on paper or paper-like...

TSA Puts CEIA Metal Detectors on Air Cargo Screening Technology List
November 9, 2011... The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has placed CEIA USA's series of Electro-Magnetic Inspection Scanners--the EMSI 6047, 8075, 110160 and 130160--on its Air Cargo Screening Technology List. The EMIS series is designed for the...

AS&E Nabs $18M Mid East Order for Cargo Scanners; Dutch Acquire ZBV
November 9, 2011... American Science and Engineering [ASEI] has received a $17.5 million contract from a customer in the Middle East for cargo X-Ray inspection systems to screen for explosive threats and contraband. The award had been expected several months...

OSI Systems Gets $10M in Orders from Eastern European Customers.
November 9, 2011... OSI Systems [OSIS] says its Rapiscan Systems division has received orders worth about $10 million from customers in Eastern Europe to provide various versions of its Rapiscan Eagle cargo and vehicle inspection products. Deepak Chopra, OSI's...

DHS Awards ManTech $6M for IT Services.
November 9, 2011... ManTech International [MANT] has received a potential $5.9 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security to provide a wide range of information technology (IT) services that support the SAFETY Act program. The award has a one-year...

L-3 Nabs First Order for CX-Mobile G3 Cargo Inspection System
November 9, 2011... A customer in the Middle East has ordered a high-energy CX-Mobile G3 system from L-3 Communications [LLL], the first order the company has received for its third-generation cargo inspection system. L-3 says that the CX-Mobile G3 is the...

Morpho Providing Services for Australia's Automated Border Clearance System
November 9, 2011... Safran Group's Morpho division has signed a five-year, $10.4 million agreement with the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service to maintain their automated border clearance system called SmartGate, which was installed by the company...

CSC Nabs Potential $145M Navy Contract to Support Fleet Cyber Forces.
November 9, 2011... CSC [CSC] has received a $30.6 million fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for services in support of the Fleet Cyber Forces' operation and maintenance of the Navy Enterprise Network outside the continental U.S. The...

Implant Sciences Reports Sales to China, Eastern Europe, Mid East
November 9, 2011... Implant Sciences Corp. [IMSC] has received new orders for its handheld QS-H150 explosives trace detection system from new customers in Eastern Europe and a repeat customer in China. In Eastern Europe, the company has received an order for...

DHS S&T Issues RFI for Handheld Detectors to Do AIT Alarm Resolution
November 9, 2011... The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) branch has issued a Request for Information (RFI) related to handheld detectors that can be used to resolve alarms by Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) used at the...

DNDO Issues RFI for Algorithm Test Bed Evaluation
November 9, 2011... The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking technical information responses to determine if viable algorithm test bed maintenance and support, independent radiological and nuclear detector...

Army's Guardian Program Surveying Market for CBRN Detection Equipment.
November 9, 2011... The Joint Product Manager for Consequence Management under Joint Project Manager Guardian is conducting a market survey to identify currently available, commercial-off-the-shelf equipment and developmental technologies in the areas of...

DHS S&T Chem/Bio Division Issues BAA for Chemical Attribution Studies
November 9, 2011... The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, Chemical and Biological Division has issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeking sound scientific techniques related to supporting attribution...

TSWG Issues BAA for CBR Capabilities.
November 9, 2011... The national interagency Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) has issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) soliciting proposals for innovative research and development projects in the following areas: chemical, biological and radiological...