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  • DHS Seeks Airport Facial Recognition Camera Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Seeks Airport Facial Recognition Camera Sources

    The Department of Homeland Security seeks to install facial recognition cameras in airports in a move to assess the information system that supports the Customs and Border Protection’s traveler exit protocol, Nextgov reported Monday. Mohana Ravindranath writes a solicitation released in early November seeks mounted facial recognition cameras from industry sources through DHS’ FirstSource II indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle. […] More

  • CSRA to Advise CBP on Border Security Equipment, Deployment Methods - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA to Advise CBP on Border Security Equipment, Deployment Methods

    CSRA has received a three-year, $45 million contract from the Customs and Border Protection to provide advice on equipment options and deployment methods that could help CBP personnel detect and prevent illegal travel and trade activities. Falls Church, Virginia-based CSRA said Monday it will help CBP’s systems engineering, logistics and sustainment, capabilities and requirements divisions to determine towers, […] More

  • DHS to Integrate General Atomics' Takeoff, Landing System in Predator B Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS to Integrate General Atomics’ Takeoff, Landing System in Predator B Fleet

    The Department of Homeland Security has unveiled a new flight software program that will work to deploy General Atomics unit’s proprietary takeoff and landing system for the unmanned Predator B Guardian aircraft. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems‘ Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability system works to support the safety and efficiency of Predator B crews, the company said Tuesday. GS-ASI CEO Linden […] More

  • Unisys to Help CBP Modernize US Border Security Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys to Help CBP Modernize US Border Security Systems

    Unisys has secured a potential five-year contract from the Customs and Border Protection to update systems that CBP uses to identify people and vehicles that enter and exit the U.S. The Integrated Traveler Initiatives contract was awarded as a task order under the Department of Homeland Security-run EAGLE II procurement vehicle and represents an iteration of CBP’s Land Border Integration project awarded to […] More

  • ISC Govt Advisory Council Adds 8 New Members; Dan Waddell Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ISC Govt Advisory Council Adds 8 New Members; Dan Waddell Comments

    ISC has added eight government and industry professionals to the nonprofit organization’s U.S. Government Advisory Council. Members of the council advise the ISC executive management team on cybersecurity-related government policies and programs as well as professional certification matters, ISC said Tuesday. The USGAC also sponsors community outreach initiatives such as the ISC Government Information Security Leadership Awards, the U.S. Government […] More

  • ManTech to Help CBP Build Data Aggregation Tool; Daniel Keefe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech to Help CBP Build Data Aggregation Tool; Daniel Keefe Comments

    ManTech International has secured a potential three-year, $24 million task order from the Department of Homeland Security to prototype a joint service-oriented architecture for use in border security operations. The company said Tuesday it will develop the tool to help DHS’ Customs and Border Protection personnel integrate operational data and gain situational awareness in real time. Daniel Keefe, president and chief […] More

  • DHS, CBP to Hold Industry Day for Small UAS & Airport Passenger Processing Startups - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS, CBP to Hold Industry Day for Small UAS & Airport Passenger Processing Startups

    The Department of Homeland Security will hold an industry day on July 29 to foster partnerships between the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and startup firms and investors in the fields of small unmanned aircraft systems and airport passenger processing. DHS said Tuesday the event aims to inform organizations and professionals on research and development opportunities under the Silicon Valley Innovation Program. […] More

  • Smiths Detection Gets DHS Follow-On Order for Handheld Radiation Detector Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Smiths Detection Gets DHS Follow-On Order for Handheld Radiation Detector Tech

    Smiths Detection has received a $40.9 million follow-on task order from the Department of Homeland Security to supply a handheld radiation detection and identification system to DHS’ Domestic Nuclear Detection Office. The company said Tuesday it will provide its RadSeeker technology for department  personnel to detect, locate and identify the source of radiological materials. “RadSeeker technology was developed in cooperation with […] More

  • General Atomics, CBP Test Anti-Collision Radar Aboard Unmanned Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics, CBP Test Anti-Collision Radar Aboard Unmanned Aircraft

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems unit and the Customs and Border Protection agency have tested a detect-and-avoid system that includes the company’s Due Regard Radar anti-collision system onboard CBP’s Guardian unmanned aircraft system. The company said Wednesday the DAA system also features a Honeywell traffic alert and collision avoidance tool and sensor tracker as it works to provide air traffic imagery for remotely piloted aircraft GA says […] More

  • GSA Taps DEW Construction to Update Port of Entry Facility in Vermont; Robert Zarnetske Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Taps DEW Construction to Update Port of Entry Facility in Vermont; Robert Zarnetske Comments

    DEW Construction has received a $23 million contract from the General Services Administration to perform updates to the land port of entry facility in Derby Line, Vermont. Robert Zarnetske, administrator for the New England Region at GSA, said Monday the project is scheduled to start by the summer of 2016. “Upgrading one of the key […] More

  • NEC-Unisys Team to Help CBP Deploy Facial Comparison Tech at JFK Airport - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NEC-Unisys Team to Help CBP Deploy Facial Comparison Tech at JFK Airport

    NEC Corporation of America and Unisys have teamed up to deliver facial comparison technology for the Customs and Border Protection agency to deploy at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. The group will look to update the Air Entry process through an identity verification system that will utilize the team’s new strategy along with Unisys’ integrated […] More

  • CBP Seeks Sources for Management Support to Network Operations Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CBP Seeks Sources for Management Support to Network Operations Center

    The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seeking information on potential vendors that can help run and maintain an agency facility built to support up to 17,000 enterprise network devices. CBP needs support personnel to ensure continuity of operations at the agency’s Network Operations Center, the Department of Homeland Security said in a FedBizOpps notice published Thursday. Task areas listed in the notice include program […] More