Will Provide Systems Engineering and Technical Support to Enhance Border Security ManTech International Corporation announced that it was awarded an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide a full range of program management support services to the nation’s Secure Border Initiative (SBI). The competitively awarded, single-award IDIQ program, which [...]
Archive | October, 2009
ManTech: 98M$ to Support DHS SBI Program Office
on 23. Oct, 2009 in Border Security, Contracts, Customs and Border Protection, DHS
Somali pirates hijack Panamanian carrier with 26 crew
on 22. Oct, 2009 in VTS / VTM, piracy / antipiracy
Pirates captured a Panamanian-flagged ship with 26 crew off the East Africa coast on Thursday and fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at an Italian ship, which escaped. The bulk carrier Al Khaliq was hijacked when pirates boarded and overpowered the mostly Indian crew in waters between Somalia and the Seychelles, the joint European Union-NATO [...]
IT Coast Guard VADM Pollastrini: “Implementing Integrated Maritime Policy in the European Union
on 19. Oct, 2009 in Documents, European Union, Homeland Security, Italy, Policy, VTS / VTM, piracy / antipiracy
In conjunction with Italian Embassy in Washington, SELEX Sistemi Integrati has organized an event in line with the recent declarations of DHS Secretary, Janet Napolitano, looking for an “international approach to the security” recommending potential practical responses. The event involved prominent representatives of Italian and U.S. Government organizations, Department of Homeland Security, US and Italian [...]
TSA: $4.9 Million for Airport Surveillance at Philadelphia International Airport
on 19. Oct, 2009 in TSA, site protection
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced approximately $4.9 million in funding for the installation of additional closed circuit television (CCTV) systems at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), which are designed to assist TSA’s efforts to strengthen security at airports. “In an airport environment, CCTV systems provide many benefits including improved security, better personnel deployment and [...]