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Cinch Systems Inc., of St. Michael, MN, a full-line manufacturer of high-quality security products focused on the government and commercial markets, has received UL 1076 approval of its Cinch Systems Protector IDS System.

This system includes a high resolution touch screen command center with a scrambled keypad option, 128 bit AES encrypted end-to-end communications, five amp power supply and advanced systems performance metrics. The Cinch Systems Protector line is available immediately.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection reminds Visa Waiver Program travelers that a new $14 fee for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization applications begins on Wednesday, September 8.

A fee of $4 will recover the costs incurred by CBP in providing and administering the ESTA system, in addition to a mandatory $10 “travel promotion” fee established by the Travel Promotion Act of 2009. The total fee for a new or renewed ESTA is $14.

G4S Secure Solutions, a global provider of comprehensive security solutions combining technology, manpower and innovation, will give away iPads to 10 attendees at the ASIS show in Dallas this October.

Winners will be drawn from attendees who pick up iPad entry cards at the G4S booth and get them stamped by G4S security officers attending the show and circulating throughout the ASIS show floor.

In order to make it easier to handle classified requests for information from the federal law enforcement and intelligence communities concerning immigrants resident in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security intends to create a classified data base that “mirrors” the information contained in several different existing unclassified data bases.

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. has developed a new X-ray tube designed to operate in security systems capable of generating high resolution detailed images needed to detect threats in airports, military bases, prisons and other secured facilities.

The new Varian MCS-80 tube facilitates the detection of non-metallic items such as ceramic weapons, plastic explosives, narcotics, liquids and other concealed substances.

The HDcctv Alliance, a global security industry consortium established to manage and promulgate technical standards for HDcctv equipment interoperability, has announced that SG Digital,  a pioneer in prototype HDcctv equipment, including cameras and DVRs, has joined the Alliance to market a complete range of HDcctv-compliant products.

Arrow Lock has tested its Revolution Touch-screen keyless entry system under the world’s harshest conditions, including fire, water, impact, and freezing cold, says the company in a prepared statement issued on September 7. The result: Revolution proved rugged even in the toughest challenges.

The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office within DHS wants to acquire two radiological / nuclear detection devices that can be mounted on small boats, for delivery to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, WA.

Gamma detection modules would be mounted on the port and starboard side of each detector boat, which would range in size from 25 to 45 feet. A neutron detection module would be installed inside the boat’s cabin, according to a set of technical specifications released by DHS on August 31.

The Obama administration has been cozy with the National Rifle Association – in fact, a Washington Post editorial recently called the administration “long AWOL on sensible and much needed gun regulations” – but it was still surprising to learn that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has just awarded the NRA a $182,000 contract so Border Patrol agents can use the NRA’s firing range for training purposes.

The award, which was announced online by CBP on August 17, was actually handed to the NRA’s lobbying arm, the Institute for Legislative Action.

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, NM, is instructing so many Border Patrol students in techniques to cross canals and rivers safely that it has run out of space in FLETC’s own swimming pool and has had to rent space in the nearby swimming pool owned by the Artesia public school district.

FLETC announced on September 7 that it will pay Artesia’s school system $110,000 per year for periodic use of its large indoor natatorium. FLETC’s new demand apparently will not squeeze out the local students from using their own pool as well.