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  • Ensco to Develop Environmental Health Hazard Sensor for DHS; Boris Nejikovsky Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ensco to Develop Environmental Health Hazard Sensor for DHS; Boris Nejikovsky Comments

    Ensco Inc. has been awarded a two-year, $4 million contract by the Department of Homeland Security to develop an integrated sensor system for the detection of biological and environmental health hazards in buildings. The company said Thursday it aims to build, test and integrate a tiered aerosol detection system with dedicated environmental monitoring sensors and emerging commercial sensors under the second phase […] More

  • DHS, DoD & NSF to Hold Cybersecurity Workshop for Small Businesses - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS, DoD & NSF to Hold Cybersecurity Workshop for Small Businesses

    The Defense Department, Department of Homeland Security and the National Science Foundation will hold a cybersecurity-focused workshop for small business awardees of the Small Business Innovation Research program. DHS said Monday the 2016 Government Cyber Security SBIR Workshop will allow active Phase II and III SBIR participants to feature their new research and offerings as well as partner […] More

  • DARPA Demos Radiation Detection Tools Network Under SIGMA Program; Vincent Tang Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Demos Radiation Detection Tools Network Under SIGMA Program; Vincent Tang Comments

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has conducted a demonstration to test a network of more than 100 mobile tools designed to detect radioactive materials as part of the SIGMA program. DARPA said Tuesday the pocket-sized detectors developed through the SIGMA program worked to detect the intensity and location of radiation sources during the one-month […] More

  • ManTech to Help CBP Build Data Aggregation Tool; Daniel Keefe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech to Help CBP Build Data Aggregation Tool; Daniel Keefe Comments

    ManTech International has secured a potential three-year, $24 million task order from the Department of Homeland Security to prototype a joint service-oriented architecture for use in border security operations. The company said Tuesday it will develop the tool to help DHS’ Customs and Border Protection personnel integrate operational data and gain situational awareness in real time. Daniel Keefe, president and chief […] More

  • DHS Taps JGW International, Reamda to Develop EOD Robot Operator Control Unit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Taps JGW International, Reamda to Develop EOD Robot Operator Control Unit

    The Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $422,330 contract to JGW International to produce a universal operator control unit for four explosive ordnance disposal robotic platforms. DHS’ science and technology directorate will collaborate with JGW International and its  partner Reamda to create a system that will work to help bomb technicians operate multiple robotic platforms using a single standardized control unit console, the […] More

  • Applied Research Associates to Help DHS Build Roadway Safety Tech for First Responders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Applied Research Associates to Help DHS Build Roadway Safety Tech for First Responders

    The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Applied Research Associates a two-month, $648,880 contract to develop a technology that would help increase first responders’ safety awareness during roadway operations. ARA and DHS’ science and technology directorate will collaborate to produce a two-pronged approach to minimize the risk of vehicles hitting emergency personnel when they respond to road incidents, the department said Friday. The approach seeks to reduce distraction, glare or […] More

  • DHS Taps DynCorp Subsidiary for Elicitation, Deception Detection Training Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Taps DynCorp Subsidiary for Elicitation, Deception Detection Training Contract

    A DynCorp International subsidiary has been awarded a potential $700,000 contract by the Department of Homeland Security to provide elicitation and detecting deception training services to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement‘s office of international operations. The company said Tuesday its Phoenix Consulting Group will train the department’s visa security program agents to identify applicants who could be a potential threat to the […] More

  • DHS Taps 13 Small Firms to Develop Cybersecurity Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Taps 13 Small Firms to Develop Cybersecurity Platforms

    Thirteen small businesses have received $1.3 million in total preliminary funds from the Department of Homeland Security to develop cybersecurity tools and related methods across four research topics. DHS’ science and technology directorate made the awards through the Small Business Innovation Research program, the department said Friday. Celerity Government Solutions, Digital Bazaar, Narf Industries and Respect […] More

  • DHS Seeks Academic Institution to Lead New CoE for Homeland Security Quantitative Analysis - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Seeks Academic Institution to Lead New CoE for Homeland Security Quantitative Analysis

    The Department of Homeland Security plans to provide $40 million in funds to an institution that will lead a new center of excellence for homeland security quantitative analysis. DHS said Monday the funds will cover 10 years of CoE operations under a cooperative agreement with the lead institution. The department added it also seeks potential partners from academia, industry, federally funded research […] More

  • DHS Seeks Wearable First Responder Tech From Startup Companies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Seeks Wearable First Responder Tech From Startup Companies

    The Department of Homeland Security currently explores startup-developed wearable technologies that work to support first responders through a business accelerator program of the DHS science and technology directorate. DHS said it seeks startup companies that can provide body-worn electronics, advanced sensors and gear-embedded voice and data communication technologies as part of the EMERGE 2016: Wearable Technology accelerator program. The department added the […] More

  • SayVU App Selected to Help Secure Participants at Rio Olympics; Amotz Koskas Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SayVU App Selected to Help Secure Participants at Rio Olympics; Amotz Koskas Comments

    International Security and Defense Systems has selected a mobile application developed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev to secure attendees of the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil, Jewish Business News reported Monday. The mobile app SayVU is available on Android devices and is designed to help users send a distress signal to an emergency hotline, the […] More

  • Triple-i to Sponsor Advanced Technology Academic Research Center's Federal DevOps Summit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Triple-i to Sponsor Advanced Technology Academic Research Center’s Federal DevOps Summit

    Information Innovators Inc. will sponsor a one-day symposium by the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center that will discuss the potential impact of DevOps and Agile methodology on the federal government. The ATARC Federal DevOps Summit will feature Pramod Malhotra, Triple-i’s software engineering and technical solutions director, as host for the second session of the Mitre-ATARC Collaboration Symposium segment, Triple-i said Monday. The event will […] More