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  • 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

  • CryptoMove to Help Secure CBP's Small UAS Through DHS Grant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CryptoMove to Help Secure CBP’s Small UAS Through DHS Grant

    CryptoMove has secured a $200,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security to help protect the Customs and Border Protection‘s small unmanned aircraft systems against threats. DHS said Wednesday CryptoMove aims to develop a dynamic defense system and data fragmentation approach for sUAS platforms in an effort to boost automated system resilience for connected devices. The grant […] More

  • DHS Taps Kiana Analytics to Update CBP Passenger Screening Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Taps Kiana Analytics to Update CBP Passenger Screening Tech

    Kiana Analytics has been awarded a $179,800 contract by the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to update the passenger screening technology of the Customs and Border Protection agency. DHS said Tuesday the company will use its real-time location and analytics platforms to help CBP process more than a million travelers that arrive in the country via air, land and […] More

  • Bastille Networks Receives DHS Grant for IoT Security Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bastille Networks Receives DHS Grant for IoT Security Project

    Bastille Networks has secured a $196,760 grant from the Department of Homeland Security to help optimize internet of things wireless protocols. DHS said Monday it awarded the funds through the department’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program, which aims to encourage “non-traditional performers” to offer technologies that could help DHS address threats. Melissa Ho, SVIP managing director, said Bastille Networks seeks to help DHS gain  […] More

  • 6 Companies Secure DHS Funds for Internet-of-Things Security R&D - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    6 Companies Secure DHS Funds for Internet-of-Things Security R&D

    Six companies have secured $1.2 million in total funds from the Department of Homeland Security to research and develop platforms that would help address security issues  associated with internet of things. DHS said Tuesday Factom, Ionic Security, Machine-to-Machine Intelligence Corp., Pulzze Systems and Whitescope will build and demonstrate pilot-ready prototypes under the the second phase of the Silicon Valley Innovation Program. Factom will work […] More

  • DHS, CBP to Hold Industry Day for Small UAS & Airport Passenger Processing Startups - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS, CBP to Hold Industry Day for Small UAS & Airport Passenger Processing Startups

    The Department of Homeland Security will hold an industry day on July 29 to foster partnerships between the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and startup firms and investors in the fields of small unmanned aircraft systems and airport passenger processing. DHS said Tuesday the event aims to inform organizations and professionals on research and development opportunities under the Silicon Valley Innovation Program. […] More

  • Ionic Security Joins DHS Internet of Things System Security Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ionic Security Joins DHS Internet of Things System Security Initiative

    Ionic Security has received $119,000 in funds from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to help develop new approaches for DHS to secure and monitor Internet of Things systems and carry out detection functions. DHS said Tuesday that the company’s team plans to apply a new distributed data protection model to address challenges the department faces […] More

  • Whitescope to Build Wireless Comms Gateway for IoT Devices Under DHS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Whitescope to Build Wireless Comms Gateway for IoT Devices Under DHS Contract

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate has awarded a $200,000 contract to Whitescope to provide a wireless communications gateway that will work to secure Internet of Things devices. DHS said Monday Whitescope’s GatewayX platform will work to perform passive and active detection of connected IoT devices and centralize the access to the devices. The award was given under […] More