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Homeland
security innovators compete in "Defend America Challenge"
The Chesapeake Innovation Center, America's first
business accelerator for Homeland and national security, recently hosted
the finalists for its first "Defend America Challenge," a competition to
expedite the transfer of innovation into the marketplace.
The center received 50 applications for the challenge, ranging from
three-page outlines to 80-page volumes. Six were invited for the finals
-- a 10-minute presentation and a two-minute Q&A held last week in
Maryland. The competition was open to any company offering a product or
service specializing in the Homeland or national security field.
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Lenel IdentityDefender is a modular, off-the-shelf solution that meets
the current and future needs of Federal government credential
enrollment, verification and issuance, as dictated by HSPD-12 and FIPS
201. Lenel is on the GSA Approved Product List for FIPS 201. www.lenel.com
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Congressional
shift means Homeland subcommittee changes
A change in the guard in Congress has prompted an
overhaul of the U.S. House of Representatives' Homeland security
subcommittees.
The House Homeland Security Committee has formed the following
subcommittees in the 110th Congress:
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SIA survey to
help in FIPS 201 implementation
Members of the Security Industry Association (www.siaonline.org) have been invited
to contribute to a government study intended to forecast the
availability of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) equipment meeting
FIPS-201 application criteria.
Participating in the study will allow SIA members to directly influence
the specifications of HSPD-12 and the range of FIPS-201 applications,
including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program
(TWIC) and First Responder Authentication Cards (FRAC).
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Tips for landing
government contracts
By Marsha Lindquist
Any company that does contract work for the federal
government knows that oral presentations are a part of the game.
Unfortunately, because giving a federal government presentation is so
different from a typical business presentation, many companies do not
receive as many contracts as they would like.
The federal government is not a typical audience. They come into the
room and may or may not shake hands and greet you. All the federal
government members stoically sit on one side of the table, and you and
your team sit on the other. They cannot react to anything you say, and
they cannot comment on anything until the question and answer time.
Essentially, while you are presenting, you get no feedback, no body
language and nothing to indicate whether you are doing okay.
While the specifics of presenting to the federal government are complex
and the topic goes very deep, the following are some initial tips to get
you on the right path.
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Procurement Close-up
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Lockheed
Martin wins TWIC contract
The Transportation Security Administration has awarded
a contract for new, secure identification cards for port workers to
Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, Md.
The initial value of the contract, which involves issuing ID cards to
750,000 maritime workers, was estimated at $70 million.
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for the rest of the article
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Procurement Watch
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- The Department of Homeland Security's Customs
and Border Protection division has awarded Science Applications
International Corp., McLean, Va., a contract to install three VACIS
P7500 container inspection systems in support of the Secure Freight
Initiative international pilot program. The system is a compact,
high-energy X-ray-based portal container inspection system designed to
image dense cargo in high-volume throughput operations.
- GuardianEdge Technologies, San Francisco, has announced that
its Encryption Anywhere Platform has been selected for the U.S. Army
Information Assurance Approved Product List (AIAAPL). Selection of
GuardianEdge encryption for the protection of Data at Rest (DAR) on
laptop computers, desktop computers and removable storage devices such
as USB thumb drives, CD-ROMS and DVDs was based on completion of
in-depth evaluations by the U.S. Army Technical Integration Center for
the U.S. Army Information Assurance Office.
- Homeland Security Corp., Newport Beach, Calif., has received
an initial purchase order for video security systems and installation at
one of five major Dam projects. Due to security precautions the exact
locations are not being disclosed. The company will replace existing
camera systems with new state-of-the-art technology and equipment,
including pan/tilt/zoom cameras and digital video
recorders.
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Events
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New Announcements from GOVERNMENT SECURITY
magazine
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Now available at govtsecurity.com:
December issue
Lessons in
Disaster: What Gulf Coast hurricanes can teach us about terrorism
preparedness, by Michael Fickes
Who Goes There?:
Biometric system screens and credentials non-military support presonnel,
by Lisa Kimball
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