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House bill would impose fine or jail time for shining laser at an aircraft
The House passed a bill on July 27 that would prohibit anyone from aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft or in the flight path of an aircraft, and specifies a fine or imprisonment of not more than...
Border Patrol seeks unusual ‘strategic consulting’ advice
It looks as though the Border Patrol is seeking assistance from outside consultants to help it pick the brains of its own senior leaders, develop its overall strategy, design “effective automated...
CBP awards 'total maintenance contract' in Hammond, LA, to Siemens
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is planning to award a sole source contract to Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., of Buffalo Grove, IL, to update, repair and maintain the HVAC control system and...

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CBP to install modular building at Predator ops center in Arizona
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has awarded a contract worth nearly $150,000 to Modular Genius, Inc., of Bel Air, MD, to deliver, install and hook up a triple-wide modular building at the unmanned...
DHS boasts about its aviation security efforts…and more
DHS marked the sixth anniversary of the issuance of the 9/11 Commission Report by patting itself on the back for the progress it says it has made in a wide range of counterterrorism arenas, but most...
Commerce Dept. launches major inquiry into cyber challenges to the Internet economy
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Internet Policy Task Force has launched a sweeping inquiry into the nexus between “cybersecurity challenges in the commercial sector and innovation in the Internet...
GAO says Coast Guard should have more fully disclosed its concerns during contract deliberations
The Government Accountability Office has sustained a contract award protest lodged by AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc., a huge design-build construction company headquartered in London, that felt...
State grant funds can be used to maintain previously purchased homeland security equipment
The House Committee on Homeland Security has approved legislation that would enable state, local and tribal governments to use a portion of their homeland security grant monies to maintain their...
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Commentary and Opinion

Tainted information: Poisoned document control

Attacking systems for sensitive information for the purpose of espionage or monetization is certainly not new. In fact, it's a predictable aspect of crime because in our modern cyber era, digital information flows with ease, as systems become further integrated. The new trend that we continue to observe involves the vehicles...

Best practices for controlling contractors and privileged users who access your critical IT infrastructure
Glenn Hazard

Government agencies are more dependent than ever on computer systems to carry out their missions. From providing citizens access to public information over the Web to processing and accounting for trillions of dollars in spending, computer systems permeate virtually every aspect of government work.

Cyber criminals and terrorists are listening
Peter Rung

Cyber criminals and terrorists are listening to our phone calls. From Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur, London, Shanghai and places in between, YouTube videos show how, for a mere $20, they can listen to cells phones with a salad bowl and a TV remote. Even baby monitors can pick up your neighbors’ cellular conversation. Iranians...

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Dramatic improvements in training simulations

When the U. S. Government needs help from the military, the armed forces must be fully trained and prepared for anything that might happen. One way to accomplish this is for the military to use lifelike simulations in its training. 

The training technologies that have been used in the past have made this process very time consuming, almost to the point of not being worth the time and trouble to use the simulations, experts say. 

Brite-Strike Active Illumination traffic safety gloves

From 2000 through 2009, 154 officers were killed by a motorist while the officer was standing on the side of the road or directing traffic. This accounts for one quarter of all deaths in the line of duty.
The basic problem is that drivers today are inattentive due to texting, blaring their vehicle’s 12 speaker audio systems or talking on a cell phone.

Daylight Defense selected to develop quantum cascade laser (QCL) demonstrator units

Daylight Defense, LLC, based in San Diego, CA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daylight Solutions, Inc., has been awarded a $5.7 million contract from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to develop technology demonstrator units employing its quantum cascade laser (QCL) technology. These QCL systems will address emerging requirements for directional infrared countermeasure (IRCM) systems.

SAIC awarded $14 Million task order to support the Joint Electronic Warfare Center in Nevada

Science Applications International Corp., has announced it has been awarded a new task order by the 55th Contracting Squadron (55 CONS), Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska to support the Joint Electronic Warfare Center, Nevada (JEWC-N).

The task order has an 11 month base period of performance, three one-year options and a total value of more than $14 million, if all options are exercised. Work will be performed primarily at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

National Cyber Security Alliance launches Web portal for 2010 National Cyber Security Awareness Month

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), based in Washington, DC, a public-private partnership focused on educating a digital citizenry to stay safe and secure online, launched its National Cyber Security Awareness Month Web portal with information on events, activities, promotions and educational materials to be used in preparation for the online safety month, which will be held in October.  

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UNDT reports test results for new human target detection system
Universal Detection Technology has reported test results for its passive zone security sensor, developed with Precision Sensors Instrumentation (PSI). The tests, conducted at an undisclosed airbase,...
CaseCruzer deploys GunCruzer KR-20 case
Montclair, CA-based CaseCruzer is offering a new case, the GunCruzer KR-20, designed for the military and law enforcement.The new case, the company says, “deters malicious sabotage and pilfering by...
NIR, SWIR, and extended VNIR ranges targeted for airborne signal detection
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ICx introduces ClearPoint bottled liquid screener
Arlington, VA-based ICx Technologies, Inc., has unveiled ClearPoint, the newest addition to its line of Fido explosives detectors.  Designed for airport security checkpoints, Fido ClearPoint...
Magnasphere rolls out high-security sensor
Waukesha, WI-based Magnasphere reports that its new high-security sensor, HSS, has completed its UL inspections and is ready to ship. It now meets the UL 634 Level 2 high security standard, a...
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