Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security TSA has issued a solicitation to prospective vendors who can supply complete airline industry flight data — including airline names, flight numbers, itinerary variations, identifiers, times of flight sectors and many other data elements — on a twice-a-week basis. Homepage position: 10 read more…
DARPA wants help to see IEDs hidden in mud and meat
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection The increasing threat of explosives hidden in nasty places has prompted the Defense Department’s research agency to ask for help in developing technology that can see through murky or semi-solid substances, such as mud and animal carcasses. Homepage position: 10 read more View full…
DARPA wants help to see IEDs hidden in mud, meat
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection The increasing threat of explosives hidden in nasty places has prompted the Defense Department’s research agency to ask for help in developing technology that can see through murky or semi solid substances, like mud and animal carcasses. Homepage position: 10 read more View full…
DHS wants outside help in developing “Next Generation” personal protective equipment
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders DHS is planning to develop what it calls “Next Generation Personal Protective Equipment” — involving enhanced respiratory, ballistics, fire and chemical/biological protection, and more — and has invited industry, academia, research groups and standards organization to participate in its development efforts. Homepage position: 10…
King wants Ansar al-Sharia officially designated as terror organization
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Ansar al-Sharia The leader of the House Homeland Security Committee wants the U.S. State Department to single out the group blamed for the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya as a foreign terror organization. Homepage position: 10 read…
State Department wants ideas from public to control loose nukes
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection The U.S. Department of State is looking to the public for a few good ideas on how to control “loose nukes,” or uncontrolled nuclear weapons and materials, to keep them from falling into the wrong hands. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post…
U.S. senator wants clearer boater reporting rules from Canadian border agency
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Port Dahlousie The seizure of two boats and a jet ski from American boaters on Lake Ontario has spurred a U.S. senator to call for clearer rules from the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) on what it expects from American boaters on…
DHS wants to expand higher education in critical infrastructure field
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: education_training Image Caption: DHS will expand educationin critical infrastructure The DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate plans to award a contract to an educational institution, corporation or other organization that can “maintain, refresh and expand” the existing DHS Higher Education and Professional Development Programs in…
Thompson wants inquiry into Logan SPOT reports
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: Boston Logan International The ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee and longtime critic of the TSA’s behavioral screening program, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), has asked TSA and congressional homeland security leaders to look into reports of racial profiling under the…
Border Patrol wants clever equipment to peer into buildings
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: Under-the-doorcamera from Zistos CBP plans to buy a handful of tactical surveillance products from Zistos Corp., of Holbrook, NY, or their equivalent, that would enable the U.S. Border Patrol’s tactical team to exploit various building designs, such as entry ways, windows, walls…