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IN THIS ISSUE
In the News
     New Devices May Spot Terrorists Based On Behavior
     Report Says Biological Surveillance Falls Short
     DHS Announces Predeparture Screening Of International Passengers
     Northrop Grumman Places Team Bid For FBI NOI Competition
Procurement Watch
 
Events
 
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In the News
New Devices May Spot Terrorists Based On Behavior
Counterterrorism experts have drawn up plans to develop an array of advanced technologies capable of spotting would-be terrorists in a crowd before they have time to strike, reports New Scientist Magazine.

Scientists and engineers have been asked to devise ways of analyzing people's behavior and physiology from afar, in the hope they may reveal clues about their mental state and perhaps their future intentions.

Under Project Hostile Intent, scientists will aim to build devices that can pick up telltale signs of hostile intent or deception from people's heart rates, perspiration and tiny shifts in facial expressions.

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Report Says Biological Surveillance Falls Short
The nation's biological surveillance system is "falling short" of its goals -- some three years after President Bush ordered the Homeland Security Department to consolidate biological threats uncovered by agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) into a central early warning system -- a new report found.

Homeland Security has failed to provide "consistent leadership and staff support to ensure successful execution," of the National Bio-Surveillance Integration System progam, according to the report, authored by the agency's Inspector General Richard Skinner.

Skinner found the system has "struggled since its inception" to hire enough staff to effectively manage the program. The report is already creating a stir on Capitol Hill, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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DHS Announces Predeparture Screening Of International Passengers
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced steps that will strengthen aviation security through uniform and consistent passenger pre-screening against government watch lists. DHS is publishing two regulations that will initiate these changes:

(1) The Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) Predeparture Final Rule enables the DHS to collect manifest information for international flights departing from or arriving to the United States prior to boarding.

(2) The Secure Flight Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) regulation lays out DHS' plans to assume watch list matching responsibilities from air carriers for domestic flights and align domestic and international passenger pre-screening. Both programs carry out Sept. 11 Commission recommendations.

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Northrop Grumman Places Team Bid For FBI NOI Competition
Northrop Grumman Corp., Los Angeles, has named its team of partner companies for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Next Generation Identification (NGI) competition.

NGI is a ten-year development, operations and maintenance program. The NGI system will provide biometric services to support the expanded FBI mission. The current FBI's fingerprint system, known as the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System, provides automated flat and rolled fingerprint matching. NGI will expand these services to include other biometrics, such as facial recognition, palm prints and iris scans.

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Procurement Watch

  • Mobilisa Inc., Port Townsend, Wash., supplier of mobile and wireless technology, was awarded a Multiple Award Schedule on the U.S. GSA Schedule.

  • CACI International Inc., Arlington, Va., was awarded a contract from the GSA to provide government-wide integrated information technology (IT) solutions under GSA's Alliant program.

  • The Las Vegas Metro Police Department has selected SecureCore to complete a 30-day demonstration of its crime-deterring security system during the month of August.

  • OSI Systems Inc., Hawthorne, Calif., provider of electronic products for critical applications in security, announced that its security division was awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract with options of up to $17 million from the TSA for its Passenger Imaging systems.
Events

Aug. 28 & 29
IQinVision Partner Training Program
San Clemente, CA
Organizer: IQinVision U
Information: E-mail Dawn Miller or call 1-877-850-0805 x.239
http://www.iqeye.com/IQUcertification.html

Sept. 6
Security Canada Atlantic
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Sponsor: Canadian Security Association
Information: Call (905) 513.0622 or e-mail staff@canasa.org
www.canasa.org

Sept. 10-13
2007 Building Industry Consulting Service International Fall Conference
Las Vegas
Organizer: BICSI
Information: Call (800) 242-7405 or e-mail bicsi@bicsi.org
www.bicsi.org

Sept. 10-14
17th Annual Motor Vehicle Criminal Interdiction Intelligence Networking and Training Conference
2007 Theme: Intelligence Led Policing
Bally's Hotel/Casino; Atlantic City, NJ
Organizer: State Troopers Fraternal Assoc. of the NJ Police and Middle Atlantic-Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network
www.2007diapepicnj.com/welcome.shtml

Sept. 11-12
ISC EXPO East 2007
Jacob Javits Center; New York City
Information: Call (800) 840-5602 or e-mail inquiry@isceast.com
www.isceast.com

Sept. 12
2007 Telework Exchange Town Hall Meeting
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center; Washington, D.C.
Organizer: The Telework Exchange
Information: Contact LeeAnn Merritt at lmerritt@teleworkexchange.com or (703) 883-9000 ext. 133.
www.teleworkexchange.com/townhallmeeting
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