Battelle demonstrated on Friday that its new Resource Effective Bio-Identification System (REBS) can successfully perform all required functions, including the identification of threat agent bioaerosols.
REBS is a cost-effective bioaerosol identification system that provides rapid, flexible... Read More »
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson swore in John F. Kelly and Karen P. Tandy as the two newest members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) on Friday.
“I welcome the new members to the advisory committee and hope they get to see the great work of our employees, and I... Read More »
The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), along with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Brazilian Federal Police, recently held training courses to raise awareness and strengthen the capacity of Brazilian authorities to deal with a range of potential crimes leading into... Read More »
Science Applications International Corp. (SIAC) was awarded a five-year, multiple-award, indefinite deliver, indefinite quantity contract worth up to $460 million on Wednesday from the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management (FEDSIM) and U.S. Cyber Command... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) completed the overhaul of its 13th P-3 Orion aircraft earlier this month.
The Service Life ExtensionPlan (SLEP) overhaul stems from a 2006 analysis of the aging P-3 aircraft fleet that indicated that the Long-Range Tracker... Read More »
BitSight Technologies released a report on Friday that examined the security ratings of a random sample of 250 companies per country from the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Germany, China and Brazil.
The report, “BitSight Insights Global View: Revealing Security Performance... Read More »
A union representing workers of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) took out a full-page ad in The Hill newspaper on Wednesday to amplify its call for 6,000 additional full-time security screeners to alleviate long airport security lines.
The American Federation of Government... Read More »
The Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense on Wednesday applauded legislation advanced by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security to ensure that the U.S. is prepared for biological threats, including the Zika virus.
The National Biodefense Strategy Act of 2016, S. 2967, introduced by U.S. Sen.... Read More »
The Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled “Examining H.R. 3299, Strengthening Public Health Response Act” on Thursday to examine legislation meant to better prepare the U.S. to fight biological threats.
The Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response... Read More »
More than 200 bomb technicians and first responders from five states and Canada came together this week to participate in what has become the biggest explosive public safety bomb squad training exercise in the world.
Held in New York, the state with the highest risk of terrorism in the nation,... Read More »
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with Costa Rican Foreign Minister Manuel Gonzalez on Wednesday to discuss opportunities for bilateral engagement on border security, information sharing, narcotics control and migration flows through Central America.
The two officials... Read More »
The Harris Corporation received $88 million on Friday for electronic jammers for U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft.
The jammers protect Navy jets from sophisticated electronic threats, including modern integrated air defense systems. As part of the contact, awarded in July, the... Read More »
A coalition of elected officials on Thursday strongly denounced President Barack Obama’s plan to transfer detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to facilities on U.S. soil.
The coalition was made up of Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee’s Oversight and Management... Read More »
Smiths Group announced on Monday that it has entered into an agreement with Safran S.A. to acquire Morpho Detection, a detection and security solutions company.
Upon regulatory approval, Morpho will be integrated into Smith’s existing detection division.
The agreement carries an... Read More »
Nine Yemeni detainees were released from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility on Saturday as the latest part of the President Barack Obama’s plan to close the facility before the end of his term.
The detainees were transferred to a rehabilitation facility designed to reintegrate radicalized... Read More »
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard M. Mills, Jr., and Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia Dr. Armen Muradyan recently attended the opening ceremony for the Ministry of Health’s new Tavush regional laboratory for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Lance Brooks of the U.S.... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) publicly released draft legislation entitled Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016 on Wednesday.
The proposed legislation would require that all entities must comply with U.S. court orders to protect Americans from criminals and... Read More »
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) announced on Monday that it has extended the deadline for proposals for the deployment of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network from May 13 to May 31.
“Our decision to extend the deadline for final proposals was driven by both the... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Reps. Niki Tsongas (D-MA) and Susan Davis (D-CA) returned from an overseas diplomatic Congressional delegation on Monday.
The national security-focused overseas delegation visited Vienna, Austria, where it held a series of... Read More »
The KEYW Corporation received a prime contract this week to provide advanced cyber training content development, delivery and training infrastructure to a U.S.-based customer.
The infrastructure will be based on KEYW’s Ginkgo Cyber Learning Management Environment (C-LME).
"We are honored... Read More »
The United States Army awarded $56 million to Raytheon Compony and DRS Technologies on Monday to engineer, manufacture and develop a third generation forward-looking infrared B-Kit.
The next-generation technology will be an upgrade to current night vision equipment, allowing ground troops to... Read More »
The RAND Corporation called for a leaner, more efficient national security decision-making process designed for a larger, modern world, on Tuesday.
“The president could force the sclerotic U.S. government to achieve coherence and sustainability in national security policy by breaking... Read More »
FLIR Systems, Inc., announced the launch of the FLIR TrafiOne traffic sensor on Monday, developed for accurate traffic detection using thermal imaging technology.
The TrafiOne system uses thermal imaging and WiFi-tracking technology to provide engineers with data on vehicles, bicycles and... Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday to industry and public health stakeholders that draft guidance entitled “Emergency Use Authorization of Medical Products and Related Authorities” was now available.
The purpose of “Emergency Use Authorization of Medical... Read More »
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency awarded Phase 1 contracts on Friday for a program seeking to develop new technologies that will enable aircraft to launch volleys of low-cost, reusable unmanned air systems (UASs) and retrieve them in mid-air.
The systems, called Gremlins, would be... Read More »
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, along with a coalition of U.S. officials, met with the Republic of Korea’s Minister of Public Safety and Security Park Inyoung on Wednesday to discuss a range of shared homeland security-related issues.
The coalition included Federal Emergency... Read More »
U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) chaired a hearing on Wednesday that examined the possibility of cyber insurance as a risk management strategy for future incidents.
“Cyber risks are rapidly evolving, and cyber insurance has the potential to be an important tool for facilitating improvements in... Read More »
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) outlined the next phase of its strategic roadmap leading to the deployment of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) on Wednesday.
FirstNet officials highlighted key roadmap milestones as well as other key activities during their... Read More »
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released an open letter to Congress on Monday from more than 20 former top Defense Department officials, as well as retired military leaders, advocating for a new perspective on threats to today’s defense establishment.
The letter... Read More »
The Alliance for Biosecurity applauded Wednesday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approval of the Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act, S. 2055.
The legislation would accelerate the development of new vaccines and medicines meant to protect American citizens from... Read More »
Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and U.S. Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (SCCWMD) and U.S. Strategic Command Standing Joint Force Headquarters for Elimination (SJFHQ-E) Ken Myers III granted his responsibilities to U.S. Air Force Major... Read More »
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced on Thursday that it has awarded a Phase 2 contract for vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) X-Plane to Aurora Flight Sciences.
The primary goal of the program is to change the way that aircraft take off and land, aiming to... Read More »
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on Thursday discussing government canine programs and how they contribute to America’s national security.
“The concept of a working dog is familiar to most Americans,” Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson... Read More »
The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) announced the signing of a series of licensing agreements on Thursday with Biodetech, LLC, allowing the company to utilize the Agents of Biological Origin Identifier (ABOid).
ABOid is a pathogen identification platform developed by... Read More »
A subcommittee hearing chaired by U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) on Thursday heard testimony from leading cybersecurity experts on the serious national security threats currently faced by the U.S. from other nation states and malicious cyber actors.
The hearing, held by the House Homeland... Read More »
