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  • DHS' S&T Directorate, TSA to Discuss Partnership Opportunities at Joint Industry Day - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS’ S&T Directorate, TSA to Discuss Partnership Opportunities at Joint Industry Day

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s Science and Technology Directorate and Transportation Security Administration plan to host a joint event on May 4 in Menlo Park, California. DHS said Friday the Homeland Security Industry Day aims to inform technology startups of the department’s current operational requirements and identify opportunities for collaboration with companies to address transportation […] More

  • InferLink to Update Search System on DHS Cybersecurity Research Portal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    InferLink to Update Search System on DHS Cybersecurity Research Portal

    InferLink has received a $750,000 contract to update search functionality on a Department of Homeland Security website designed for the cyber research and development community. DHS’ science and technology directorate said Tuesday the company will develop search tools and methods for the Information Marketplace for Policy and Analysis of Cyber-risk and Trust, managed by the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects […] More

  • DHS Funds 4 Baggage Scanning Tech R&D Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Funds 4 Baggage Scanning Tech R&D Projects

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate has distributed $6.8 million to four research-and-development projects that aim to update threat detection features in current baggage detection systems. Integrated Defense and Security Solutions, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and TeleSecurity Sciences received the grants through a Broad Agency Announcement published in December 2016 as part of DHS’ Checked Baggage […] More

  • BlueRISC to Develop Malware Prediction, Detection System Under DHS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BlueRISC to Develop Malware Prediction, Detection System Under DHS Contract

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate has awarded BlueRISC a $750,000 contract to develop a technology platform for network and system defenders to predict and detect malware. DHS said Thursday BlueRISC will create a cyberattack forecasting prototype with the use of Graph Inference Theory and machine learning under the Malware Prediction for Situational Understanding and […] More

  • Progeny to Help DHS Create Mobile App Development Security Framework - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Progeny to Help DHS Create Mobile App Development Security Framework

    Progeny Systems has received a $749,928 grant from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to craft a framework to secure mobile application development and deployment processes. DHS said Wednesday Progeny will collaborate with Microsoft‘s Xamarin subsidiary to produce the framework for enterprise organizations to safeguard iOS, Windows and Android mobile applications. “This project will help […] More

  • DHS Taps Heilig Defense for Finance Sector Cybersecurity Grant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Taps Heilig Defense for Finance Sector Cybersecurity Grant

    Heilig Defense has received a $67,152 grant from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to help strengthen the cybersecurity of financial institutions with a company-built technology. DHS said Tuesday the company will further develop its Memory Sentry platform designed to guard applications against memory-safety bugs. Eric Harder, program manager for DHS S&T’s Next Generation Cyber Infrastructure Apex program, […] More

  • Small Business Red Balloon Security to Update Cybersecurity Tool for DHS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Small Business Red Balloon Security to Update Cybersecurity Tool for DHS

    The Department of Homeland Security science and technology directorate has awarded Red Balloon Security a $746,756 Small Business Innovation Research contract to update its Symbiote Defense intrusion detection system for the agency. DHS said Thursday the New York-based company will inject four new features to the system as part of the Hybrid Prediction for Embedded Malware project under the two-year SBIR […] More

  • ZSofTech Gains License to Network Flow Analysis Tech via DHS Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ZSofTech Gains License to Network Flow Analysis Tech via DHS Program

    The Department of Homeland Security has licensed a network flow analysis platform to Atlanta-based information technology company zSofTech as part of a transition-to-market program managed by DHS’ science and technology directorate. DHS said Friday the Energy Department‘s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed the Network FLOW AnalyzER software application to inspect internet protocol in real time and help network administrators avoid […] More

  • DHS Requests Info on Tech Transfer, Commercialization Support Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Requests Info on Tech Transfer, Commercialization Support Sources

    The Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for information on U.S. companies, government agencies, universities or nonprofit organizations that can support transfer and commercialization of DHS-funded technology platforms. DHS said Wednesday in a FedBizOpps notice that its science and technology directorate seeks assistance to facilitate the department’s Technology Transfer and Commercialization Program. T2C aims to help S&T’s staff and contractors […] More

  • GrammaTech to Help DHS Test, Update Software Analysis Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GrammaTech to Help DHS Test, Update Software Analysis Tools

    GrammaTech has secured an $8 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate for the creation of a repeatable methodology to test, evaluate and modernize analyze tools used to detect software vulnerabilities. DHS said the company will support the Static Tool Analysis Modernization Project that seeks to mitigate potential weaknesses in software programs before a developer  implements the platform. […] More

  • DHS S&T Opens Tech Testing Opportunity for GPS Equipment Manufacturers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS S&T Opens Tech Testing Opportunity for GPS Equipment Manufacturers

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate has issued a request for information participation for global positioning system equipment manufacturers to offer an opportunity for product testing against jamming and spoofing threats. DHS said Monday it will host a GPS Testing for Critical Infrastructure event April 17-April 21 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in […] More

  • DHS, Israel's Public Security Agency Seek First Responder Tech Grant Applications - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS, Israel’s Public Security Agency Seek First Responder Tech Grant Applications

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate and the Israeli ministry of public security have announced a potential $1 million grant opportunity for developers of first responder technologies. DHS said Wednesday the NextGen First Responder Technologies program seeks new protective clothing, situational awareness and wearable platforms that can work to help  address capacity gaps listed on the […] More