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  • DHS Taps Small Businesses for Sensor, Emergency Response, Security Tech Ideas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Taps Small Businesses for Sensor, Emergency Response, Security Tech Ideas

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to collaborate with small businesses to develop tools for management of 13 technical areas identified by DHS’ science and technology directorate and domestic nuclear detection office. Both DHS organizations will gather proposals from industry beginning Wednesday through a joint solicitation for the effort under an upcoming Small Business Innovation Research Program, […] More

  • DHS Calls on Small Business Community for 'Internet of Things' Security, Prototype Tech Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Calls on Small Business Community for ‘Internet of Things’ Security, Prototype Tech Program

    The Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate plans to use a potential five-year, $20 million contract vehicle to encourage technology startups and small businesses to compete for government contracts. DHS will award the first round of contracts to potential vendors that can provide security platforms for the Internet of Things, the department said […] More

  • DHS Picks 5 Recipients for Cyber Physical Systems Security Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Picks 5 Recipients for Cyber Physical Systems Security Contracts

    The Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate has awarded five contracts worth $7.8 million combined to universities and other institutions to perform research and develop tools designed to safeguard cyber physical networks from cyber attacks. DHS said Thursday the Cyber Physical Systems Security program seeks cyber defense infrastructures for automobiles, medical devices and building control systems. “This interconnectivity brings significant […] More

  • DHS Taps TCS for 2nd Phase Geo-Targeting Emergency Alert System Research - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Taps TCS for 2nd Phase Geo-Targeting Emergency Alert System Research

    The Department of Homeland Security has picked TeleCommunications Systems to perform the second phase of a study to examine how geo-targeting methods can help transmit mobile-based emergency alerts to the public through algorithms. TCS has teamed up with ClearTalk Wireless to conduct field tests and validate theoretical concepts via the latter’s mobile network for the eight-month study, TCS said […] More

  • Avtec, Christine Wireless License DHS' Public Safety Comms Module - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Avtec, Christine Wireless License DHS’ Public Safety Comms Module

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted Avtec and Christine Wireless commercial licensing rights to a DHS-built technology that works to help public safety organizations reconfigure or update legacy communication systems. DHS said Monday its science and technology directorate’s first responders group developed the Radio Internet-Protocol Communications Module to connect radio frequency consoles and […] More

  • Intelligent Automation Lands DHS Mobile Security R&D Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelligent Automation Lands DHS Mobile Security R&D Contract

    Intelligent Automation has been awarded a $1.2 million contract to carry out research and development work on mobile security for the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate. The award calls for Intelligent Automation to assess several methods in an effort to safeguard operating systems, identity, firmware and other mobile device layers from malicious […] More