Business Opportunities
TSA to set up intermodal training exercises
February 19th, 2008
TSA is planning to expand an exercise and training program it has already established to improve security at the nation’s seaports -- known as PortSTEP -- to include various intermodal transportation sectors, such as freight rail, mass transit and highways, which it will call "I-STEP."
FBI moves to improve its criminal justice info systems
February 19th, 2008
The FBI awarded a $1 billion contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. on February 12 to develop an upgraded version of the Bureau’s famous fingerprint identification system based in Clarksburg, WV.
Barbed concertina wire for U.S./Mexico border fence
February 19th, 2008
As the battle intensifies to keep illegal immigrants from climbing over barriers erected along the U.S./Mexican border, Customs and Border Protection officials are planning to add 36-inch coils of "Supermaze" barbed wire atop more than four miles of fencing near San Diego, CA.
Biz Opps: EPA seeks risk assessment security team support
February 15th, 2008
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a call for contractors to provide support services for the EPA National Homeland Security Research Center’s (NHSRC) security team. The successful applicant must be able to identify, mark and control sensitive and classified matter to support the mitigation of national security risks emerging from research. The NHSRC security team ensures that such information is quickly identified and controlled to prevent release to parties that might exploit it for harm to U.S. citizens. Contact: , contract specialist, at 513-487-2030. Respond by February 21.
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Simulated chemical releases planned for New England
February 15th, 2008
FEMA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are planning to run several exercises in New England during the next 18 months that would simulate medium-sized accidents at chemical plants involving the release of toxic chemicals.
Secret Service agents can spot threats at great distances
February 15th, 2008
The U.S. Secret Service likes to keep a close eye on those who might harm the VIPs it protects, so it’s procuring pocket laser range finders -- with digital magnetic compasses -- that will allow its agents to scrutinize activities more than a mile away.
CBP wants worldwide flight and schedule data
February 15th, 2008
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the unit of DHS responsible for guarding all international airports, seaports and land border entry points in the U.S., wants to know the location of every commercial passenger plane and every cargo-carrying aircraft, anywhere in the world, "in a near real time environment."
Biz Opps: TSA seeks operations support link with Secure Flight airline partners
February 11th, 2008
The Transportation Security Administration plans to acquire an implementation and business operations support system, linking it with domestic as well as international and general aviation airlines within the agency’s Secure Flight program. TSA intends to offer a cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, covering an initial five-year base period. Contact at 571-227-1580. Respond by February 20.
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