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BlueBear, CIT Technologies Group in e-documents marketing agreement
Two Canadian companies join forces to benefit from increasing demand for e-documents
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SWAT vehicle maker Mattman merges with California security company
A leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles for law enforcement and other missions merges with a security consulting company
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Metrics: Money allocated to security grows
Motivational speakers accentuate the positive, but fear is also a great motivator — just see what countries and companies are planning to spend on defense this year
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BAE in homeland security deal in India
Homeland security is a major preoccupation in India, and BAE signs large contract to update that country’s border and maritime surveillance
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Chemical detector from Bruker Daltonics receives SAFETY Act certification
Leading manufacturer of nuclear, biological, and chemical detection system receives coveted DHS certification
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Ambitious border protection project unveiled
DHA launches ambitious project to gain control over U.S. borders; this has been tried before, but the scope of this program may promise results
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More than 300,000 temporary-status immigrants in U.S. face loss of status
More than 300,000 immigrants arrived in the United States on temporary visas as a result of disasters and civil wars in their home countries; DHS is under mounting pressure not to renew these temporary permits
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U.S. increases use of UAVs in hunting down terrorists
UAVs prove more versatile and more effective: they will soon be used in border patrol, while abroad they are used more and more often in hunting down terrorists, with lethal effect
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Senators from Canada-bordering states object to card requirement
First, DHS wanted U.S. and Canadian citizens crossing the border for shopping to present passports at border checkpoints; a month ago the department relaxed this requirement, saying new driver license-like cards would do; senators from border states say this still too disruptive
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DHS the only federal agency to see budget increase in FY2007
Congress and the administration are going to cut the federal budget in order to fight the budget deficit — with one exception: DHS budget
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Integrated Engineering shows versatile e-document reader
As more countries and organizations resort to biometrics, and more vendors move in the space, there is need for greater standardization and for more flexible readers; Dutch company addresses the second need
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GreenLane maritime security legislation a good start, but can be improved
GreenLane will make greater distinction between safe and suspicious maritime cargo, which is a good thing for both commerce and security, but the bill introduced in Congress would benefit from additional tweaking
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Tracking visitors to US on schedule, but plan showing integration with other programs needed
DHS has done a good job keeping various visitor tracking programs on schedule; the point now is to show how they all integrate in a cohesive whole
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KBR to help DHS run detention and deportation facilities
Halliburton’s unit in big contract to develop and maintain detention and deportation centers for illegal immigrants
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South Korea wants to join U.S. visa waiver program
Twenty-seven countries have a visa waiver arrangement with the United States, and South Korea wants to join this exclusive club
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The long view
Calls Grow for U.S. to Counter Chinese Control, Influence in Western Ports
By Bing X
Experts say Washington should consider buying back some ports, offer incentives to allies to decouple from China.