The First Response Coalition wishes to set the record straight regarding the article "Choosing sides in the spectrum debate" (March 20, 2007), which did not provide a complete picture of the coalition.
The company's integrated, mobile sensor tower design houses cameras, radar, wireless data access points, communications and computer equipment, and a security system.
The next-generation security system for U.S. airports may include continuous tracking of passengers and baggage, according to a new notice posted by TSA.
In separate pieces of legislation, both the House and Senate have included provisions to tighten procurement oversight and require competition for portions of the Coast Guard's $24 billion Integrated Deepwater Systems modernization program.
The House Homeland Security Committee has approved legislation authorizing $39.8 billion for the Homeland Security Department's fiscal 2008 budget, an increase of $2.1 billion beyond the administration's request.
Cities, towns and counties in Connecticut and Virginia will be able to send recorded messages to thousands of people in the event of an emergency using Reverse 911 technology.
Serco has been selected by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center to provide engineering and technical services for integrated surveillance and intelligence systems that protect ships and infrastructure at Navy ports through a new contract.
The plan to build a $5 billion nationwide wireless communications network for 81,000 federal agents runs a high risk of failure, according to a new audit.
Federal spending on homeland security grew substantially as a share of gross domestic product in the year following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Since 2002, however, agency outlays have increased only modestly, a new survey finds.
