A report by TechNavio predicts that global biometric spending in the government sector will climb in value from 2015 to 2019 at a compound annual growth rate of more than 14 percent. The company said Friday the availability of user-friendly and cost-effective biometric systems and past violent incidents that have created the need for 3-D facial recognition technology […] More

Research and Markets has released a new report that foresees growing terrorist activities will spur the global surveillance market for hazard protection to a compound annual growth rate of 16.1 percent from 2014 through 2019. The market analyst said Monday surveillance systems, protection equipment and decontamination services are tools to prevent hazards. Research and Markets also attributed those […] More

CH2M Hill has designed a pilot bioenergy facility in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, that will house research and development work by the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology and Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium. The company said Wednesday the Integrated Seawater Energy and Agriculture System uses a seawater-irrigated agricultural system to help researchers develop technology that produce an alternative fuel supply. Neil Reynolds, […] More

A new NanoMarkets report predicts that the radiation detection device market will reach a value of $1.92 billion for domestic security applications and $868 million for military applications by 2020. The company said Jan. 5 that the military and security sectors are the fastest-growing markets for radiation detection devices due to an increase in terrorist activity and demand […] More

Deltek updated its project scheduling tool offering in an effort to help customers complete their tasks. The Acumen 6.0 is designed to integrate with key scheduling platforms and synchronize with Deltek RiskBook risk registers, Deltek said Monday. Namita Dhallan, executive vice president of product strategy and engineering at Deltek, said the company intends for the updated […] More

Transparency Market Research has released a new report that projects the global man-portable military electronics market to hit $19.7 billion in total value by 2019. The report also predicts the Asia-Pacific region will see “significant growth” in the man-portable military electronics market over the coming months as governments in the region push forward on military modernization […] More

Business information provider Visiongain has unveiled its list of top 20 unmanned aerial vehicles and systems manufacturers in the world. The report predicts the specialties companies will choose in the field and how new players will try to stake a claim on a market that could undergo key structural changes amid an emergent commercial UAVs segment, Visiongain said Monday. “Although increasingly competitive, the […] More

The Airbus Group‘s defense and space division and Textron have teamed to bid for a future tender offer by the French government for unmanned aerial vehicle technology, C4ISR & Networks reported Thursday. Pierre Tran writes the tender is expected in the second half of 2014 for awarding in 2015, with the Airbus Textron team facing competition from Safran‘s Sagem […] More

Akima President and CEO Bill Monet has joined the National Safety Council’s “CEOs Who Get It” list for his efforts to push employee wellbeing. The award is annually given out to ten leaders committed to elevating worker safety and health through leadership and engagement, safety management systems, risk reduction and performance measurement, Akima said Jan. […] More

MorphoTrust USA has won a contract to add enrollment services for an application program by the Transportation Security Administration. Under the  TSA Pre✓ program, MorphoTrust USA will use its IdentoGO Centers at approximately 300 on-airports and off-airports enrollment centers, including the most recent location in the Nashville International Airport, the company announced Friday. MorphoTrust USA […] More