Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: 50th HEU shipment Almost 200 lbs of highly-enriched uranium (HEU) left Uzbekistan in the 50th shipment of the dangerous nuclear fuel under a threat reduction agreement between the U.S. and Russia. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said on Nov. 1 it…
Aitech lands $1 million contract extension as enhanced imaging subsystem provider for UAV program
Top Priority Sector: communications Image Caption: Moshe Tal Aitech Defense Systems Inc., a supplier of ruggedized, embedded, mission-critical computing technologies for military, defense, aerospace and satellite applications, announced on Nov. 1 a contract award to continue to provide the payload processor subsystem for a well-known unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program….
Prince Rupert pilot program aimed at strengthening cargo security
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Port of Prince Rupert A pilot cargo screening program underway at Canada’s Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia allows cargo entering the facility to be screened and then freely move across the Canadian/U.S. border without further inspection. The Prince Rupert Pilot,…
CBP hopes to expand its pilot program to receive advanced cargo information from air carriers
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Customs and Border Protection is planning to expand its Air Cargo Advanced Screening (ACAS) pilot program — under which it is notified about the details of cargo being loaded onto commercial airlines and cargo aircraft prior to the planes’ arrival in the United States…
Graduate program on emerging threats offered by National Intelligence University
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: education_training Image Caption: NIU graduate program A new graduate program aimed at helping intelligence officers study and research a growing range of emerging threats was approved by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, said the Defense Intelligence Agency on Oct. 16. The new program graduated its first…
LaGuardia may soon establish a ‘trusted traveler’ program at its Central Terminal
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is considering the establishment of a “trusted traveler” program on Concourse B of the Central Terminal Building (CTB) at La Guardia Airport, and has invited expressions of interest from prospective vendors by Oct. 24. Homepage…
DHS expands DNDO Securing the Cities detection program
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: Port of Long Beach The Los Angeles/Long Beach area will use $1.5 million in grant money to expand efforts aimed at detecting and responding to nuclear and biological threats. As part of DHS’ Domestic Nuclear Detection Office’s (DNDO) Securing the Cities (STC)…
Meet the Sponsors: Vanguard, the heart of government data centers, sponsors GSN awards program
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Vanguard Integrity Professionals lies close to the venerable hearts of government data centers.Vanguard is recognized as the information security expert for agencies and enterprises that use the 64-bit operating system developed for mainframe computers, IBM z/OS systems, at the hub of their data centers….
Wisconsin fusion centers to launch Web site in support of awareness program
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: state_local_security Image Caption: Madison, WI Two information fusion centers in Wisconsin will launch a new Web site aimed at getting tips from the public for local police and DHS, as the agency expands its “If you see something, say something” awareness program in the state….
FEMA notes two program milestones in September
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Another 230 FEMA Corps Members began their ten months of service helping disaster survivors in an inaugural ceremony in Vinton, IA on Sept. 28, while an agreement the agency signed the same day with United Negro College Fund’s Special Programs Corporation (UNCFSP) looks to…