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  • CBP, Idemia, Royal Caribbean Cruises Test Facial Recognition Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CBP, Idemia, Royal Caribbean Cruises Test Facial Recognition Tech

    Idemia, formerly known as MorphoTrust, and Royal Caribbean Cruises have collaborated with the Customs and Border Protection agency to test a facial recognition system to confirm passengers’ identities during their entry and re-entry to cruise ships. The team used the company’s facial capture and recognition technology to validate identities of individuals who exit the Royal Caribbean […] More

  • Collab9 to Deploy Unified Comms Platform for CBP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Collab9 to Deploy Unified Comms Platform for CBP

    Collab9 will deploy its unified communications-as-a-service platform for the Customs and Border Protection as part of a contract awarded to collab9’s partner company Presidio. The award — issued through the EAGLE II procurement vehicle — requires Presidio to perform professional, managed and ongoing support services such as strategy, consulting, design and implementation support, collab9 said Wednesday. Collab9’s cloud-based […] More

  • CACI Lands CBP Air, Marine Surveillance System Support Task Order; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Lands CBP Air, Marine Surveillance System Support Task Order; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI International has received a potential four-year, $34.5 million contract from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to update, operate and maintain the agency’s Air and Marine Operations Surveillance System. AMOSS works to help CBP’s air and marine operations center perform aerial and marine surveillance operations across U.S. borders and other western hemisphere, CACI said […] More

  • Report: CBP, Elbit Systems' US Arm in Talks to Expand Border Surveillance Tech Deployment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: CBP, Elbit Systems’ US Arm in Talks to Expand Border Surveillance Tech Deployment

    Elbit Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary is in discussions with the Customs and Border Protection over further deployment of company-made surveillance technology to help secure the southern border, Defense News reported Thursday. The report said Elbit Systems of America aims to help the agency address the Trump administration’s border security requirements. CBP awarded the company a $145.3 million contract in February 2014 […] More

  • CBP to Adopt Rockwell Collins Tech for Passenger Data Processing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CBP to Adopt Rockwell Collins Tech for Passenger Data Processing

    The Customs and Border Protection agency has selected a Rockwell Collins-made technology platform to help CBP personnel manage traveler data as part of border security efforts. CBP will implement the ARINC Border Management Solution to collect passenger information and name record data from airlines worldwide, Rockwell Collins said Wednesday. Mike DiGeorge, vice president of commercial […] More

  • Elbit Systems-Built Sensor Tower Passes CBP Systems Acceptance Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems-Built Sensor Tower Passes CBP Systems Acceptance Test

    Elbit Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has completed the Customs and Border Protection‘s systems acceptance test for a sensor tower that works to detect, monitor, identify and classify border activity. Elbit Systems of America said Monday the Integrated Fixed Tower in Douglas, Arizona obtained system acceptance after months of construction, integration, tests and system verification to confirm whether the IFT […] More

  • CBP Solicits Bids for $297M Border Patrol Agent Recruitment Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CBP Solicits Bids for $297M Border Patrol Agent Recruitment Contract

    The Customs and Border Protection has begun to solicit proposals for a potential five-year $297 million recruitment and hiring services contract. CBP said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice it seeks a contractor to help the agency hire up to 5,000 border patrol agents as required by the “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements” executive order. Offerors should be […] More

  • CBP Eyes Equipment, Tools to Address Wireless Communication Obstacles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CBP Eyes Equipment, Tools to Address Wireless Communication Obstacles

    The Customs and Border Protection seeks public input on the development of potential wireless communication applications, equipment, technologies and tools that can help address multiple wireless communication requirements and challenges. CBP said in a request for information issued Tuesday on the FedBizOpps website that it looks to develop technologies that can augment, integrate with and replace the existing land mobile radio network. […] More

  • AppDynamics-Govplace Team to Help CBP Implement App Mgmt Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AppDynamics-Govplace Team to Help CBP Implement App Mgmt Platform

    The Customs and Border Protection has chosen a team composed of AppDynamics and Govplace to help the agency implement infrastructure visibility and application performance management tools. CBP will use the tools as part of efforts to manage the agency’s digital operations and the movement of goods and travelers, Govplace said Monday. Both companies will also work to create dashboards for CBP to view performance baselines around […] More

  • Homeland Security and Defense Business Council Welcomes Four New Industry Partners - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Homeland Security and Defense Business Council Welcomes Four New Industry Partners

    Blue Canopy Group, CACI International, E3 Federal Solutions and SureID have joined the Homeland Security and Defense Business Council in the first quarter of 2017. The council said Monday that its members have taken part in various forums such as round table discussions with leaders of the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and the Federal Emergency […] More

  • Planck Aerosystems, Asymmetric Technologies to Develop Small UAS Platforms for CBP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Planck Aerosystems, Asymmetric Technologies to Develop Small UAS Platforms for CBP

    The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Planck Aerosystems and Asymmetric Technologies separate contracts worth up to $352,000 combined to develop small unmanned aerial systems and related platforms in support of the Customs and Border Protection’s operations. CBP said Thursday San Diego-based Planck Aerosystems will build a truck-based small aerial drone designed to deliver data as well as […] More

  • General Dynamics Obtains CBP FOC Status for Remote Video Surveillance Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Obtains CBP FOC Status for Remote Video Surveillance Platform

    General Dynamics has obtained full operating capability status from the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection agency for a company-built remote video surveillance platform. The company said Tuesday it achieved the FOC designation for the updated Remote Video Surveillance System after it completed the field testing and deployment phase along the southern U.S. border over […] More