Detection

Raytheon delivers mobile radiation detection system
Raytheon delivers advanced SUV-based radiation detection system to Florida’s Department of Transportation
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DHS emphasizes improved baggage screening
More than half of the stimulus package money TSA received — some $700 million — will go toward improving baggage screening at airports; in all, twenty-five airports would have their systems upgraded
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Des Moines International renovates baggage screening area -- and terminals
Iowa’s Des Moines International is renovating its baggage screening area — but uses the occasion for renovations to two terminals, bringing their style out of the 1980s and into this century
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Kansas City International Airport again to receive stimulus dollars
Kansas City International Airport will receive a $9.3 million stimulus package grant for new and enhanced closed circuit television systems; the airport’s new inline baggage screening system is already completed so it was not eligible for funding
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OSI Systems gets a $25 million deal from TSA
OSI Systems receives $25 million from TSA for advanced imaging technology; the order is placed under the terms of its recently awarded, $173 million contract with TSA
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TSA awarded $6.9 to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport for baggage screening
TSA announces $6.9 million award for new checked baggage screening System at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
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Reveal Imaging wins $30 million TSA deal
Economic stimulus law funds new explosive detection system; the technology is capable of screening 225 bags per hour; the system is designed to inspect checked baggage, carry-on baggage, air freight, and parcels
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DSIT Solutions in $5 million contract for underwater surveillance
The company’s diver detection sonar system employs long-range underwater security; the system automatically classifies, tracks, and detects any alleged threat approaching a protected site
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High-tech nuke detectors check Puget Sound small vessels for WMD
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory coordinated activities with the Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection, and many other state, local, and tribal agencies for the two-day nuclear detection exercise
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Fujitsu asks terrorists whether they would use its software for WMD
Fujitsu runs a patching site for Sun Microsystems’ Solaris Unix variant; the company asks end-users to fill out a survey before downloading the latest patch, and the first question asks whether the customer would be using the patch to build WMD; even if you admit to building a nuclear bomb, Fujitsu allows you to download the patch; either Fujitsu targets really honest terrorists, or the company wants to use the information in its advertising (as in: “5% of our customers are terrorists who use our software to build weapons of mass destruction”)
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Biometric surveillance checkpoint technology would notice the imperceptible
Draper Laboratory and collaborators develop technology which will home in on irregular physiological and behavioral biometrics of the individual being screened, such as heart rate, blink rate, and even fidgeting
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The day of the "iSniff" nears
Pocket-size pollution sensors hold promise of big improvement in monitoring personal environment; wearable sensors to be used for identifying air-borne causes of disease
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Mafia's new business: sinking nuclear waste at sea
The Sicilian Mafia had muscled in on the lucrative business of radioactive waste disposal; to increase the profit margin, mafia operatives blow up and sink the ships at sea rather than process the nuclear waste on board
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GAO: FEMA not ready for nuclear, radiological attack
GAO: “FEMA has not developed a national disaster recovery strategy or related plans to guide involvement of federal agencies in these recovery activities, as directed by federal law and executive guidance”
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Electronic nose detects toxins
Physicists have radiation badges to protect them in the workplace, but chemists and workers who handle chemicals do not have equivalent devices to monitor their exposure to potentially toxic chemicals; new electronic nose will change that
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