A Defense Department-funded group that helps to accelerate commercializing military technologies is accepting applications from government laboratories, academic researchers and small entrepreneurs and businesses that have developed new technologies.
Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC won a contract from the Transportation Security Administration to deliver a system that communicates data and images to airports across the country.
Northrop Grumman Corp. won a Homeland Security Department contract potentially worth $750 million over five years to scan and record the fingerprints of foreigners applying for U.S. residency and citizenship.
The Homeland Security Department has installed radio frequency identification device readers capable of receiving data from electronic passports at San Francisco International Airport.
VirTra Systems Inc. won a contract from the Marine Corps for its small-arms training simulator that should pave the way for continued procurement of the devices, company officials said.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff today confirmed selection of Boeing Co. as the prime contractor for the Secure Border Initiative Network surveillance system to be deployed along the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada.
IBM Corp. is leading a consortium to carry out research on wireless and sensor technologies for the Army Research Laboratory and the United Kingdom Defense Ministry.
