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FORT COLLINS, Colo., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Colorado companies seem to be at the forefront of innovative public safety communications solutions. As part of a team led by Rivada Port Graham Solutions, 308 SYSTEMS of Fort Collins, Colorado, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a 5-year IDIQ contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for Tactical Communications Equipment and Services. Rivada Networks has offices in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as New...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Like it or not, drones may be a very real part of our future -- regular drones, or civilian drones, as they’re called. Rather than being used to spy on our enemies, they’ll be used to deliver our packages and police our streets, and according to the FAA, there could be as many as 30,000 of these automated airborne vehicles before the end of the decade. So, when some University of Texas researchers were able to successfully...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Checking through the gate at the airport is about to get a lot more complicated for some people, and perhaps a lot easier for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), after a recent Gizmodo report revealed a new invention that allows laser scanners to read people at the molecular level. The laser-based scanner, which can be used up to 164 feet away, could give the DHS a new powerful tool in finding potential trouble before it...
BLUE BELL, Pa., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently awarded a contract to Unisys (NYSE: UIS) to compete for task orders under the Tactical Communications Equipment and Services contract. Unisys will compete for task orders in two of five categories included under the contract: infrastructure services such as design, integration and analysis of communications systems; and operations and maintenance services such as end user support,...
PORTLAND, Ore., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile devices--thumb drives, smartphones, external hard drives, tablets and laptops--are increasingly exposing protected health information (PHI) in the healthcare space, with threat risks growing, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Mobile devices pose significant risks for privacy incidents for healthcare organizations, providers and entities responsible for safeguarding protected health information (PHI) under...
MCLEAN, Va., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ North America announced today it was awarded the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Tactical Communications and Services contract for installation, operations and maintenance of tactical communication systems. QinetiQ North America is one of 11 primes in the Operations and Maintenance Services Unrestricted category (Technical Category 4). The contract is sponsored by DHS and is available to other federal civilian agencies,...
ARLINGTON, Va., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics C4 Systems announced today that James Norton is now vice president of business development at the company's new Washington, D.C., location. General Dynamics C4 Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). Norton will be responsible for expanding the company's presence in Washington, D.C., and managing engagements with the U.S. Departments of Defense, Homeland Security (DHS), Justice, Transportation...
Containing a tunnel flood with an inflatable stopper Twenty years ago in Chicago, a small leak in an unused freight tunnel expanded beneath the Windy City and started a flood which eventually gushed through the entire tunnel system. A quarter-million people were evacuated from the buildings above, nearly $2 billion in damages accrued, and it took 6 weeks to pump the tunnels dry. How much more costly – in lives and infrastructure – would a flood in a heavily used, underwater subway...
CALABASAS, Calif. and ACTON, Mass., March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- National Technical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTSC) (NTS), a leading provider of testing and engineering services, announced today that its National Quality Assurance USA (NQA, USA) subsidiary has been accredited by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to certify private sector companies to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-selected standards under the voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Program...
ANOKA, Minn., March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) announced that it is being awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS, ICE) for .40 caliber ammunition. This contract features a base of 12 months, includes four option years, and will have a maximum volume of 450 million rounds. ATK was the incumbent and won the contract with its HST bullet, which has...
