FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 18 — MicroFluidic Systems, a privately-held company, announced today that they will be highlighting their Microfluidic-Bioagent Autonomous Networked Detector (M-BAND) at the 3rd Annual National Conference on Environmental Sampling and Detection for Bio-Threat Agents (https://www.sampling-conference.com). The M-BAND has been developed via a multi-year contract from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science […]

GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), today announced it has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a working prototype of a mobile Standoff Radiation Imaging System (SORIS). The research is part of a DHS program to advance technologies that provide new […]

Rapiscan Systems, Inc., a leading global supplier of security inspection systems, announced today that it has been awarded an approximate $6 million contract by the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for its Rapiscan RTT (Real Time Tomography) high-speed stationary gantry Computed Tomography (CT) baggage screening system. The Rapiscan RTT is a baggage screening system […]

GE Security, Inc., a business of GE Enterprise Solutions (NYSE:GE), today announced the company has modified its contract with the General Services Administration (GSA) to update the schedule of available GE Security products. With the updated contract, GE Security’s authorized GSA service providers will have the ability to sell GE Security products and provide service […]

Edgewood, MD, 30 October 2008 – Smiths Detection has inaugurated a $3.5 million expansion of its military facility in Edgewood, Maryland, following a number of Department of Defense (DoD) contract wins over the past two years. Production and office space will be increased from 87,000 to 130,000 square feet over the next six to eight […]

Advanced technology MobileTrace and Itemiser used to detect drugs entering night clubs, helping ensure a safer environment for patrons BRADENTON, Fla.–GE Security, Inc., a business of GE Enterprise Solutions (NYSE: GE – News), today announced MobileTrace, a handheld trace detection instrument capable of simultaneous narcotics and explosives detection, is playing a critical role in helping […]

Advanced technology MobileTrace and Itemiser used to detect drugs entering night clubs, helping ensure a safer environment for patrons BRADENTON, Fla.–GE Security, Inc., a business of GE Enterprise Solutions (NYSE: GE – News), today announced MobileTrace, a handheld trace detection instrument capable of simultaneous narcotics and explosives detection, is playing a critical role in helping […]

Testing at Melbourne Airport Will Feature Rapiscan 620DV Baggage Screener and Secure 1000 Body Scanner MELBOURNE, Australia–Rapiscan Systems, Inc., a global leading supplier of security inspection systems, announced today that the Rapiscan 620DV and Rapiscan Secure 1000 Body Scanner have been approved for use in the Advanced Technology Trials at Melbourne Airport by the Australian […]

IONSCAN 500DT is the First Dual Explosives Detector to be Placed on the TSA Qualified Products List PINE BROOK, N.J.–Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announces a $6 million order from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for IONSCAN 500DT trace explosives detectors for use at airport checkpoints. In August 2008, […]