BAE Systems Inc. will install an infrared missile defense system on up to three American Airlines commercial airliners for testing as part of a DHS contract.
The FCC published a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish a commercial mobile alert system that would let wireless providers send emergency alerts to users of cell phones and other devices.
DOD's new road map for development of unmanned systems cites a need for more integration of systems. Estimates show the combined global market for such systems could reach $19 billion by 2020.
The stock price of federal biometrics supplier Cogent Inc. is recovering after taking a dip Monday on media speculation that it may have been overvalued.
Performance Management Consulting Inc. will help update the computer infrastructure at Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of part of an agencywide modernization effort.
Only 52 percent of the states' homeland security directors regularly participated in information-sharing networks run by the Homeland Security Department in 2007, according to a new survey.
DHS is sponsoring the development of new Lobster Eye sensors that mimic the unique capabilities of their namesake crustaceans in detecting images through wood, concrete and steel.
Sen. Hillary Clinton added language to the Senate's Fiscal 2008 Omnibus Appropriations spending package to tighten controls on DHS contractor award fees.
The omnibus spending bill approved by the House yesterday includes $34.9 billion in baseline funding for DHS in fiscal 2008 and boosts departmental IT contracting efforts focused on U.S. Visit and the Real ID Act.
Integrating the 22 agencies of DHS into a cohesive department requires the services of a new chief management officer, according to Comptroller General David Walker.
Information security continues to be a material weakness in the Customs and Border Protection agency's internal controls, according to an independent audit.
DHS released grant guidelines this week to assist states in applying for $35 million to begin implementing Real ID requirements for handling personal data associated with driver's licenses.
DHS is inviting industry to prove that available container security devices and readers are sufficient to detect tampering of shipping containers during transit.
Congress has strengthened oversight over federal contractors and lead systems integrators in the final fiscal 2008 Defense authorization bill, which is expected to be approved this week.
Long-distance radio frequency ID tags are the best technology choice for the upcoming U.S. passport card program despite their apparent shortcomings, a Motorola Inc. executive said.
