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DHS unveils $400 million in
infrastructure security grants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded
nearly $400 million in grants as part of the National Infrastructure
Protection Plan (NIPP), a comprehensive risk management framework that
clearly defines critical infrastructure protection roles and
responsibilities for all levels of government, private industry,
nongovernmental agencies and tribal partners.
DHS says the NIPP builds on the principles of the President's National
Strategy for Homeland Security and its companion strategies for the
physical protection of critical infrastructure and key assets and the
securing of cyberspace.
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ASTM develops standard for
collection of suspicious powders
ASTM International, one of the largest voluntary
standards development organizations in the world, has announced a new
standard for collecting, packaging and transporting visible powder
samples suspected of being biological agents.
The standard incorporates reference guidance to comply with appropriate
federal regulations regarding biosafety and biosecurity, and is
applicable to nonporous surfaces only.
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Government releases sensitive
information checklist for agencies
In an effort to properly safeguard information assets
while using information technology, the President's Office of Management
and Budget is asking all federal agencies to comply with a new checklist
developed by The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
for protection of remote information.
"The intent of implementing the checklist is to compensate for the lack
of physical security controls when information is removed from, or
accessed from outside the agency location," Deputy Director for
Management Clay Johnson says in a statement.
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Procurement Close-up
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GSA approves Lockheed Martin as
HSPD-12 solution provider
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has
approved Lockheed Martin to offer federal agencies a complete end-to-end
solution for timely compliance with Homeland Security Presidential
Directive-12 (HSPD-12).
HSPD-12, a presidential mandate, will create a standard biometric
identification card for all federal workers, ensuring maximum protection
of important governmental assets.
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Procurement Watch
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- The Department of Homeland Security has sent
radio interoperability equipment from Communications-Applied
Technology, Reston, Va., to 43 communities across the country. The
"Incident Commanders' Radio Interface (ICRI)" is a small, rapidly
deployable, battery-powered "bridge" enabling first-responders to talk
during an emergency. ICRI links incompatible radios, satellite phones,
and VoIP.
- The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Raytheon Co.,
Reston, Va., Dynamics Research Corp, Andover, Mass., and
EDS, Herndon, Va., a contract to provide IT services to DHS under
EAGLE, the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge solutions.
The contract will enable DHS's 22 agencies to procure IT support more
efficiently.
- The Department of Defense has awarded L-3 Communications, New
York, a contract to provide 19 MC2 Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)-based
mobile command centers and two large Sentinel custom body-on-chassis
mobile communication centers to support a range of Homeland security
requirements.
- The Louisiana Department of Public Safety has ordered interoperable
Project 25 radios and accessories from EFJohnson, Irving, Texas,
for use in Orleans parish.
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Product Spotlight
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