http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2013 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:06:06 EDT The Coast Guard has extended the comment period for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Reader Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by 30 days until June 20 at the behest of Reps. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) who... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21533.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unit within the Science and Technology (S&T) branch that is charged with helping transition technology to operational use is working with the component agencies of the department to develop research and development... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21534.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT With the help of the federal government the New York City region has established an extensive capability to detect and interdict illicit radiological materials through the deployment of thousands of detection devices but more needs to be done, including... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21535.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT As areas of the United States move toward adopting high-speed rail, there is time to consider various security options and to build them into the rail systems, according to a new report from the Mineta Transportation Institute. There has been a long-term... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21536.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT OSI Systems [OSIS]                                    ... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21537.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Lockheed Martin Opens Cyber Center Near Fort Meade Lockheed Martin [LMT] last month opened a new Cyber Center of Excellence in Maryland near Fort Meade to better connect its employees, partners and customers as it builds its cyber security capabilities. The... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21538.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Coast Guard Awards Huntington Ingalls Contract for Sixth NSC The Coast Guard has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $487.1 million contract for construction of the sixth National Security Cutter (NSC), which will be built at the company’s... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21539.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT CBP Releases RFP for Mobile Video Surveillance System as Set Aside Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Mobile Video Surveillance System (MVSS), which would consist of a day/night surveillance capability on a... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21540.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT MOD-2 Systems, LLC, has received a $1.7 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for a project dubbed Cyber Prism. The award was made under DARPA’s Information Innovation Office Broad Agency Announcement 12-29. Northeastern... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21376.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Raytheon [RTN] recently won a three-year, $35.6 million contract from the Pentagon’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to provide an integrated surveillance solution for about 250 kilometers of Jordan’s land border. The border security... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21377.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT The increasing adoption of risk-based security programs and screening within the Transportation Security Administration should result in long-term savings, at least with the personnel accounts, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano tells a House panel... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21378.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT A wide ranging immigration reform bill introduced in the Senate this month that aims to boost border security while also providing a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants that are currently in the United States illegally would create a trust fund... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21379.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT NIST Gathers Industry Partners for Cyber Security Center The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has added 11 industry partners to its year-old National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCOE), which also consists of federal, state and... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21380.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT DHS Awards Hassett Willis $64M for BioWatch Support Hassett Willis and Company, a small woman-owned business, has received a potential five-year, $64.4 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide systems engineering and... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21381.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT DHS S&T Releases Small Business Research Solicitation The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) office has issued has issued a solicitation seeking research proposals... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21382.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Frontline Security Services, LLC, has received a potential $17.4 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Protective Service to provide protective security officer services at several facilities in Washington, D.C. The award... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21207.html Wed, 10 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this month began doing market research on technology that can automatically authenticate passenger credentials at aviation security checkpoints after pilot tests of several technologies last year for that... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21208.html Wed, 10 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Following a successful limited characterization testing effort last December that involved potential users of new personal radiological devices, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) is continuing to move forward with the Human Portable Tripwire (HPT)... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21209.html Wed, 10 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT A framework for helping the owners and operators of the nation’s critical infrastructures prepare for and mitigate the risks of cyber attacks and intrusions will take advantage of existing standards and best practices these industries already use to... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21210.html Wed, 10 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Sandia Researchers Developing Instrument to Detect Biothreat Agents Sandia National Laboratories is developing a medial diagnostic instrument that would be used to quickly detect a number of biothreat agents as a point-of-care device. The range of agents... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/tr2/21211.html Wed, 10 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT