Atlantic Organization for Security (AOS)
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“We all know the importance of early detection in the treatment of diseases and medical emergencies. Routine screenings and monitoring as well as rapid response save thousands of lives every year. The same principles...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations National Security Investigations Division Assistant Director John Woods addresses how ICE is at the forefront of the nation’s civilian efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and investigate...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Board of Commissioners will consolidate all of its security functions into one department as part of major reforms aimed at cutting costs and modernizing the...
Comms / Contracts / Crisis management / DHS
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide tactical and mission critical communications services to the DHS community. The multiple-award,...
UK plans nine-day exercise aimed at testing the military contribution to the overall Olimpic Games security effort. It includes the use of the Typhoon fighters which arrived at RAF Northolt yesterday, Army Lynx helicopters...
DRS Technologies, Inc., announced the availability of its WatchMaster® IP Elite thermal imaging camera, which provides commercial operations with the ability to replace conventional low-light surveillance and security cameras with affordable devices that produce...
Raytheon Company’s Space Fence recently completed a comprehensive Preliminary Design Review (PDR) demonstrating the S-band radar’s technical maturity in its ability to detect and track the increasing amount of space debris orbiting the Earth....
Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) —provides more than $830 million for states and urban areas to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other threats. State Homeland Security Program...
DRS Technologies, Inc., A Finmeccanica Company, announced that its ZafiroTM640 infrared camera module is ready for immediate shipment to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for integration into security and surveillance installations as well as a...
The EU’s single market commissioner said Nov. 7 that the European Commission has decided to establish a defense policy task force. Speaking at a Security and Defence Day event in Brussels, Commissioner Michel Barnier...
Muon tomography is the only technology available that can accomplish the original U.S. congressional mandate of 100% screening of cargo for nuclear materials. Given its effectiveness, scalability and passive nature, the technology is also...
DRS Defense Solutions announced that its Technical Services business unit has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at up to $100M through 2016 by SSC Atlantic for worldwide provision of Integrated...
Charles River Analytics Inc, a developer of cutting-edge technologies for intelligent solution systems, received a follow-on contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a Precision Information...
Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, will improve the protection of soldiers of the Swedish Armed Forces in out-of-area missions with two of their proven protected passenger transport systems “TransProtec”. The Swedish...
Cubic Applications, Inc., a mission support services subsidiary of Cubic Corporation, has received a new, nine-month contract from the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) to provide seaport security assessments and...
Fueled by federal grants, high-speed cameras that can automatically read up to 30 license plates a second and check them for violations or law enforcement alerts are scanning more streets and highways across Massachusetts...
Thales announces the creation of Thales Communications & Security, a company combining the joint skills of Thales Communications and Thales Security Solutions & Services in the fields of defence, security and ground transportation. This...
A study commissioned by the Security and Defence Committee of the European Parliament is calling for an European Strategic Defence and Security Review to help countries identify capability improvements and set a target for...
Border Security / Customs and Border Protection / DHS / FEMA / Homeland Security / Policy / US Coast Guard
As part of Secretary Napolitano’s vision for One DHS, the Department today unveiled an cross-component Maritime Operations Coordination (MOC) plan to enhance the Department’s coordination capabilities when responding to threats against the United States....