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Obama seeks three percent hike in discretionary budget at DHS
Despite official murmurings a few months ago that the fiscal year 2011 budget request for DHS might decline slightly, the budget package unveiled on February 1 actually shows a three percent increase in “discretionary spending” by DHS in 2011, versus the prior year, and modest growth, at approximately the predicted rate of inflation, in the outer years.
Lionbridge awarded DHS contract for over-the-phone interpretation services
Waltham, MA-based Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. has won a DHS / USCIS contract for over-the-phone interpretation services.
The contract, which the company expects to be worth approximately $7 million, includes one base year with four option years.
Pelco says it is focusing on innovation, quality and service
In recent weeks Clovis, CA-based Pelco Inc.’s management has announced several internal operational changes that, the company says, are part of an “invigorated” commitment to technology innovation, reduced time to market, customer satisfaction and product quality.
The changes, as described in a Pelco statement, follow:
Eutecus unveils Bi-i V401X video analytics module
Berkeley, CA-based Eutecus, Inc. has unveiled its new Bi-i V401X video analytics module, which implements Eutecus’ multi-core video analytics engine (MVE) on a single Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) chip.
The Bi-i V401X is a self-contained, small-form factor reference design for rapid incorporation into IP cameras and other video security devices, the company says.
Intelligence Community revises its language on ancestry and ethnicity
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has revised the paperwork accompanying its request to job applicants to identify their “ancestry and ethnicity,” in order to make it clear that the Intelligence Community needs this information, in aggregate form, to tailor its recruitment and retention policies, “not for equal employment opportunity business purposes.”
TSA to randomly survey 25,000 air travelers each year
TSA is planning to ask about 1,000 random travelers at each of 25 U.S. airports to complete a customer satisfaction survey each year that will ask questions about screening equipment, procedures and personnel; wait times; stress levels; and separation from their belongings and companions.
Guident wins SEC contract
Herndon, VA-based Guident, an integrator of business intelligence, management consulting and systems engineering services, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide an expanded level of management support for the agency’s Walk-In Development Center (WIDC).
The contract, which includes WIDC development / maintenance services, is for five years (one base year, with four option years) and has a potential value of $6.8 million.
Vanguard Integrity Professionals offers scholarships for unemployed cyber-security professionals
Vanguard Integrity Professionals, the Las Vegas-based provider of IBM mainframe security training, has announced that the company will offer up to 50 three-day training scholarships for unemployed cyber-security professionals.
The program will cover the cost of the upcoming 3-day Vanguard Security Conference, April 19-22, in Las Vegas, as well as round-trip airfare, conference meals and hotel accommodations.
i2 equips fusion centers with information sharing software
i2, a provider of intelligence and investigation management software for law enforcement, defense and intelligence analysis, has unveiled its i2 Fusion Center Solution, which it says can connect fusion centers across America.
The software suite will enhance the ability of regional intelligence fusion centers to gather, develop, analyze and share information across agency and state divides, i2 says.
Cisco debuts latest version of its IPICS integrated communications system
Cisco Systems, Inc., a longtime pioneer in integrating disparate systems along an Internet Protocol (IP) backbone, is making a new push in the realm of physical security products to bring smoother integration to a government or law enforcement agency’s use of video surveillance, access control and notification systems.
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