Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: perimeter_protection Image Caption: Showcall installsconcrete barriers The U.S. Secret Service has awarded a $5.9 million contract to Showcall, Inc., of Halethorp, MD, to provide security assets, such as concrete barriers and anti-scale fencing, to safeguard the perimeters of the upcoming Republican and Democratic national conventions….
DHS awards $100 million contract for ultralight aircraft detection system
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Ultralight aircraft Facing increasing pressure from drug dealers using ultralight, hard-to-spot aircraft to smuggle drug loads across the border undetected, the Department of Homeland Security awarded a New York company with a $99.9 million contract for detection technology that can find them….
Accenture qualifies for FBI IT contract
Top Priority Sector: it_security Image Caption: Accenture’s Pratt Accenture’s federal services division was one of four contractors approved to provide technical support and consulting services for Microsoft products under a $34 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract at the Federal Bureau of Investigations. The IDIQ has a one-year base contracting period…
Gemalto awarded multi-year GPO contract for ePassport
Top Priority Sector: access_control_identification Image Caption: ePassport San Antonio, TX-based Gemalto has been awarded a second consecutive five-year contract by the Government Printing Office (GPO) to deliver ICAO-compliant electronic eCovers and secure pre-personalization services. GPO will supply the complete electronic passport book and related services to The Department of State…
TSA awards explosives contract to small biz led by a former TSA assistant federal security director
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection TSA has awarded a contract for nearly $57,000 to American Homeland Security Consulting Group, LLC, of Washington, DC, to supply about 1,400 pounds of RDX and ammonium nitrate explosives to be used in training programs for TSA’s explosive-sniffing dogs. Homepage position: 10 read more…
Astrix Technology Group awarded DHS BioWatch lab staffing contract
Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Astrix Technology Group announced on August 10 that it has been awarded the Laboratory Staffing Contract to support the DHS office of health affairs (OHA) BioWatch program. The award is a five-year contract consisting of a base period and four option years with the total amount…
AFGE and TSA reach first labor contract agreement
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: AFGE’s John Gage In the wee hours of the morning of Aug. 2, the union that represents 45,000 TSA security officers reached its first labor agreement with the agency. The agreement now faces a ratification vote by the union’s membership. The American…
ARINC wins $20 million contract to upgrade public safety radio system in Lancaster County, PA
Top Priority Sector: communications Image Caption: Michael Weaver ARINC Incorporated announced on August 1 that it was awarded a contract worth $20 million to provide a new public safety radio system for Lancaster County, PA. The contract was approved by the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners and ARINC will commence…
AFGE, TSA reach first labor contract agreement
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: AFGE’s John Gage In the wee hours of the morning of Aug. 2, the union that represents 45,000 TSA security officers reached its first labor agreement with the agency. The agreement now goes on for ratification by the union’s membership. The American…
AFGE and TSA nearing first contract
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: AFGE presidentJohn Gage The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) said it is “close” to reaching the first collective bargaining agreement covering the Transportation Security Administration’s 45,000 Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) nationwide. “Following marathon negotiations, AFGE and TSA are close to a…