Lockheed Reports Upgrade to P-3 Orion for CBP
Lockheed Martin has delivered an upgraded P-3 Orion aircraft to Customs and Border Protection, the company announced Monday. CBP uses the P-3 for drug enforcement operations and homeland security. Lockheed said the delivery is the fourth P-3 upgrade the company has delivered to CBP in 18 months. According to CBP, the P-3 carries a crew [...]
Customs and Border Protection recently received the Predator B unmanned aircraft at the National Air Security Operations Center in Sierra Vista, Ariz. This is the second unmanned aircraft in supplemental budget provisions identified in August 2010. CBP’s unmanned aircraft systems operate under several FAA-approved certificates of authorization that enable CBP to deploy a UAS in [...]
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Accenture‘s federal services subsidiary has been selected to enhance a U.S. Department of Homeland Security biometric and biographic identity management system. The U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program helps federal, state and local officials determine whether travelers can legally enter or remain in the U.S., the company said. The company will work to increase the number [...]
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Gen. Keith B. Alexander, chief of U.S. Cyber Command and director of National Security Agency, is kicking off AFCEA‘s 10th annual Homeland Security Conference held in Washington, D.C., next month. This year’s conference, titled “Working Together Today for a More Secure Tomorrow,” takes place at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, Feb. 22-24, 2011. Attendees [...]
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