The government services business of KBR, KBRwyle, is one of six contractors awarded a $900 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center.
KBRwyle was selected to fix problems identified through... Read More »
Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) announced last week their support of legislation prioritizing urgent public health and research priorities.
“We look forward to learning more about allocations to the Prevention and Public Health Fund and hope to see robust support for... Read More »
Purdue University researchers maintain a newly identified compound has proven to be as potent as FDA approved infection-fighting drugs and is less susceptible to bacterial resistance.
Investigators said preliminary testing, outlined via the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, determined F6... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Treasury issued sanctions against five Russian entities and three Russian individuals last week for engaging in “significant malicious cyber-enabled activities.”
The Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued sanctions against one entity... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) approved 20 new reimbursable service agreements with non-federal entities on Friday that will allow CBP to be reimbursed for providing enhanced services for cross-border trade and travel.
CBP approved reimbursable service agreements with private... Read More »
Austin-based startup Factom, Inc. has been awarded $192,000 for beta testing of a new system that uses blockchain technology to secure data generated from internet-connect devices through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T).
Administered... Read More »
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) launched an advisory group for its recently expanded Global Biological Policy and Programs.
The advisory group provides strategic guidance on the program’s effort to reduce global biological risks. It will be chaired by former commissioner of the Food and... Read More »
The United States may be prepared for emerging biological terror and disease outbreaks, but members of Congress questioned during a recent hearing whether coordination among federal agencies, local health departments, and private companies are optimal to tackle such threats.
The purpose of... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has added Waterton, Alberta, as a pilot location for its Reporting Offsite Arrival Mobile (ROAM) application that aims to streamline border crossing processes for pedestrians in high-tourism areas, the agency announced on Thursday.
Expansion of the ROAM... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is assisting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in drafting a report assessing hurricane damage in Puerto Rico and outlining a plan to rebuild that is due to Congress by Aug. 8.
DHS S&T has... Read More »
Oshkosh Defense, LLC has secured a $159.6 million government contract for 771 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) after the Army Contracting Command placed the four additional orders.
Oshkosh Defense was first awarded the FMTV A1P2 contract in 2009.
The current generation FMTV is... Read More »
Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) are seeking to amend the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to ensure Congress continues a role in authorizing the development of new nuclear weapons.
The senators said the amendment is needed because the Trump Administration is... Read More »
Terrorism cost the European Union an estimated $209 billion in economic losses from 2004 to 2016, with the psychological impacts of witnessing terrorism contributing to negative economic growth and changes in economic behavior, according to a new report by RAND Europe.
The United Kingdom and... Read More »
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made progress in managing the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
DHS established the CFATS program in 2007 to identify and assess the security risk... Read More »
Lockheed Martin has secured a $2.6 million contract to advance the Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor project.
Army Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office officials said the agency awarded the contract as a means of evaluating the project’s effectiveness and manufacturing... Read More »
