http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2009 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:53:35 EST *The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to award a potential nine-month, $4.9 million contract extension to Maryland-based Systems Integrations, Inc., to permit a continuation of services by the TSA Contact Center (TCC), which is the public's... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8571.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST National Cargo Screeners, Inc. (NCSI), a third party Certified Cargo Screening Facility (CCSF), recently installed new X-Ray and Explosive Trace Detection screening equipment to help airlines, freight forwarders and manufacturers meet an Aug. 2010 deadline... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8572.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST Initial efforts to integrate miniature chemical sensors into standard cell phones have proven the concept is feasible, at least in the laboratory, and the next step in the program will be to build prototypes for additional testing and expand the number of... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8573.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST The DASH7 Alliance, an industry consortium promoting a standard for wireless sensor networks, has started a new initiative for container security and sensing aimed at addressing the need for interoperability among container security devices. The DASH7... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8574.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is seeking authority to require that utilities take mandatory measures to guard against cyber-threats or other attacks on the U.S. electric grid, largely because the agency thinks U.S. utilities' voluntary... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8575.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST American Science and Engineering [ASEI] 2Q10 2Q09 Sales $61.2M $56.3M Net Inc. $10.7M, 1.18 $7.4M, 0.83 Net income increased 45% on an improved product mix mainly related to sales of Z Backscatter Vans (ZBV) and ZBV military trailers, and controlling growth... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8576.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST Perceptics, LLC, has introduced a Color License Plate Reader (LPR)system that uses the license plate's color as one of the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) variables to enhance its state... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8577.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. [TSYS] has acquired Solvern Innovations, Inc., a provider of wireless communications products and solutions and training to customers in the Department of Defense and intelligence community. Terms of the deal were not disclosed... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8578.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command has given Qualcomm Inc.'s [QCOM] Untethered Asset Management Service Defense Transportation Tracking System (DTTS) II certification... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8579.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST Oshkosh Truck Corp. [OSK] has introduced the Tactical Protector Vehicle (TPV), a military-grade vehicle with armor protection that can carry... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8580.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded Science Applications International Corp. [SAI] five task orders potentially worth more than $189 million to provide technical support and services to the... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8581.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded Computer Sciences Corp. [CSC] $9.4 million task order under the EAGLE contract to provide information technology infrastructure and cyber support to the... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8582.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST ICx Technologies [ICXT] has received a $3.6 million contract from the Pentagon Force Protection Agency to supply its ChemSense 600 and Griffin 450 systems, which in general provide confirmatory, actionable information for broad... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8583.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST The Pentagon's Biometrics Task Force has selected six firms to compete for task orders under the Biometrics Operations and Support Services-Restricted (BOSS-R) contract. So far one task order has been issued, the BTF says. The six companies are Tygart... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8584.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST Grupo Hemas, a Mexico-based logistics and security firm, has contracte with Savi Networks to provide automatic monitoring of the location, security and condition of... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8585.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will host its 3rd Annual Industry Day on Nov. 19 to provide advance acquisition planning... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8586.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on new technologies or technological ideas for screening air cargo... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8587.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology (S&T) branch has issued a presolicitation notice inviting small businesses to submit proposals under the Small... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8588.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a Request for Information to get industry feedback on current practices and anticipated new concepts with respect to post- disaster remote sensing services, imagery collection, derived products and the... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8589.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST Customs and Border Protection's Office of Air and Marine Division has issued a pre-solicitation notice notifying potential parties of its intent to solicit services for the Air and... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/8590.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST