Homeland Security News

Universal Detection Technology, a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats, and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, has received a purchase order from the U.S. Army for its bioterrorism detection equipment. The purchase order includes orders for UNDT’s 5-agent detection kits as well as equipment [...]

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The new National Security Computing Center (NSCC) is launched at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. by NNSA. NNSA, established by Congress in 2000, is a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science in the nation’s national security enterprise. NNSA maintains [...]

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Morpho Detection, Inc., part of the Safran group’s security business, has been awarded with a contract worth up to $50 million to supply the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) with its “System of Systems,” the most advanced checked baggage explosives detection system (EDS) available. The Morpho Detection System of Systems consists of an X-ray Diffraction-based XRD [...]

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OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronics and services, today announced that its Security division, Rapiscan Systems has received cancellation of a $17.6 million order from the U.S. government for multiple cargo and vehicle inspection systems. The original order was announced in October, 2009. As is standard for U.S. government awards, the government [...]

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Former Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) and former Senator Jim Talent (R-MO), chair and vice chair of the bipartisan Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, today released a report card indicating that the U.S. government is not taking the necessary steps to protect the country from the threats posed by [...]

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The Report Card assesses U.S. government progress in such areas as the biological threat, nuclear weapons proliferation, government reform, and citizen participation. WMD and Terrorism Commission will issue a much-anticipated Report Card next week, evaluating the government’s ability to protect the United States from the threat posed by WMD and terrorism. More information about [...]

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Advanced Blast Protection, Inc., Florida-based armoring company that manufactures the RhinoRunner™ Bus used by the U.S. Military in Iraq and Afghanistan, has obtained Bankruptcy Court Approval for the sale of all of its assets free and clear of all liabilities. These assets consist primarily of the trade names RhinoRunner and RhinoPAK; customer lists; technical data [...]

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Twenty-two executives and employees of companies in the military and law enforcement products industry have been indicted for engaging in schemes to bribe foreign government officials to obtain and retain business, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Channing Phillips for the District of Columbia; and Assistant Director Kevin [...]

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5th Annual CBRNe Conference is taking place on Jan. 19 – Jan. 21 at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, 210 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA, 30303. The conference addresses the challenges of improving national preparedness and consequence-management strategies and explores ways to support federal- and state-level efforts to better prepare the U.S. for possible threats. [...]

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The Homeland Security Appropriations Bill is focused on securing our nation’s borders and preparing for any potential disaster. The conference agreement totals $42.776 billion of discretionary budget authority for fiscal year 2010, $2.648 billion, or 6.6 percent, above fiscal year 2009.
Priorities in the bill are focused on five major goals:
1) Securing our borders and enforcing [...]

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