Buy Lines | The Safety Act: It's getting better all the time

Without the protection of the Safety Act, few vendors would be able ? or willing ? to enter the anti-terror technology services and products market so fraught with risk and uncertainty.

Time to deal the cards

HSPD-12 deadline looms, but access control systems lacking.

Protests delay Eagle small-biz awards

SBA office reviews multiple protests; how big is small?

Data mining gets a makeover

Call it fusion as new tools expand hunt for terrorists.

Ready, set, go: DHS mega deals

As the government's fiscal year winds to a close, at least one buyer appears ready to start fiscal 2007 with a bang ? and awards for two major contracts: SBI-Net and Eagle.

Make or buy could be make or break

The Homeland Security Department's Secure Border Initiative Network raises the issue: Who supplies the products?

Congress picks up homeland security work

Votes on fence along U.S.-Mexico border and port security among activities on Capitol Hill.

NYC deal should boost Northrop's wireless business, exec says

First responder system worth $500 million as company eyes other opportunities for municiple broadband systems.

Sensors, UAVs could cure border problems

Sensor devices and unmanned aerial vehicles could play a pivotal role in patrolling the nation's land borders in the near future, government officials and expert witnesses said at a congressional hearing Wednesday.

NIST finalizes interoperability specs for PIV card readers

The National Institute for Standards and Technology has released the final version of interoperability requirements for PIV card readers.

Northrop touts military network experience in SBI-Net bid

Northrop Grumman Corp. is highlighting its extensive experience in supporting military, border patrol and local emergency responder networks in its team's bid for the Secure Border Initiative Network surveillance system contract.

GSA stops, restarts work on contested HSPD-12 contract

The General Services Administration has restarted work on a contested contract that aims to help agencies begin issuing Personal Identity Verification cards under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.

DHS plans major data fusion project

The Homeland Security Department is building a major intelligence program that will use data mining and state-of-the-art analysis tools to discover and track terrorism threats against the United States.

Lockheed Martin's SBI-Net pitch stresses safety

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s proposal for the Secure Border Initiative Network offers top-level contractor experience, flexibility and a tight focus on improved safety for border agents.

Eight vendors to compete for TWIC procurement

The Transportation Security Administration today announced that it has selected eight vendors to compete for the job of providing enrollment and help desk services under the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.

Companies protest contract award to BearingPoint for HSPD-12 services

Three companies have protested the General Services Administration's decision to award BearingPoint a contract to furnish turnkey solutions.

Apptis captures TSA personnel security system deal

Apptis Inc. will develop a system to process credentials for 70,000 employees and contractors of the Transportation Security Administration, under a $1.7 million contract.

EPA flies solo on HSPD-12

The Environmental Protection Agency is piecing together its effort to meet the upcoming Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 deadline for agencies to begin issuing Personal Identity Verification cards and is looking for a a public-key infrastructure provider.

IG: Coast Guard must safely navigate Deepwater's rocky shoals

The Coast Guard is stumbling in its procurement of IT systems for the $20 billion Integrated Deepwater Systems program, according to a new report today from Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard Skinner.

Reach the Beach

The Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System modernization program is being urged to work hand-in-hand with the Homeland Security Department's Secure Border Initiative.