TSA seeks advice on video systems

The Transportation Security Administration wants advice from industry on intelligent video systems.

Harris, Shared Spectrum collaborate on radio communications

Shared Spectrum's dynamic spectrum-access technology will be integrated with field-ready Harris Falcon III military radios.

GPS takes to the street

Business grows as new applications emerge.

A winning wager

Las Vegas turns to SOA to keep pace with growth.

If you build it, they might come

Accenture launches aggressive plan to boost defense contracts.

DISA seeks help with net-centricity

Telecommunications vendors need to pay more attention to net-centricity, a top Defense Information Systems Agency official said today.

CSC unveils location awareness tool

The global Location Object Field Tracking technology provides a contextual, user-friendly view of objects tracked from overall perspective, current data reports and historical background.

Panama chooses L-1 for ID upgrade

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. has won a contract from Panama's election authorities to upgrade the country's national identification system, which is also used for voter registration.

CRS: DHS directorate lacks collaborative spirit

Industry executives find it difficult to work with the Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology Directorate because of the agency's lack of responsiveness, according to a new report.

Speed really matters

Supercomputing flies to the rescue of the F-22.

Pedal to the metal

Makers of robot cars push technology's edge in DARPA's Urban Challenge.

ICE rolls out new data tool

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has established a new system for automatically discovering links in information from various databases to investigate people suspected of violating customs and immigration laws.

ObjectVideo to provide surveillance technology for DARPA

ObjectVideo will provide the ground station component for a new class of aircraft-based surveillance systems under a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency.

Lockheed to continue DARPA work

Lockheed Martin Corp. is embarking on the second phase of a technology project designed to keep pilots safe while flying over battlefields.

BAE Systems opens sensor lab for military products

BAE Systems Inc. has opened an electro-optics and infrared sensor technology design center in Lexington, Mass.

U.K. airport chooses iris recognition

Manchester Airport in the United Kingdom is launching that nation's first iris recognition access-control system for airport employees.

Unisys wins Customs RFID tag work

Unisys Corp. has won a task order from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency to deploy readers and other technologies to support the use of RFID on new ID cards at U.S. borders.

Networx vendors asked for TIC suggestions

GSA and DHS issued a RFI to the five companies on Networx Universal and Enterprise asking how the Trusted Internet Connections initiative should be implemented.

States face full plate of issues in 2008

State governors and legislators have not yet taken full advantage of available technology, according to Deloitte's 2008 industry outlook.

Help where you need it

MapInfo, FirstCall craft a system that helps emergency managers target their response.