Customs & Immigration
OIG: ICE Does Not Hold Detention Facility Contractors Accountable for Failing to Meet Standards
The investigation found that instead of holding facilities accountable through financial penalties, ICE issued waivers to facilities with deficient conditions, seeking to exempt them from complying with certain standards.
Industry News
Lockheed Pledges $1 Million to Coast Guard Museum Project
The company will have a wing of the museum named after it called the Lockheed Martin Saving Lives by Air Gallery. Sikorsky developed the HH-60 Jayhawk.
Border Security
SVIP Successfully Transitions Three Technologies to CBP
Melissa Oh, SVIP Managing Director, said these transitions are proof of the power of collaboration between DHS and startups and between SVIP and operational components like CBP. “With dozens more companies currently in the program, we can expect more transitions in 2019.”
DHS S&T
DHS FY19 Small Business Innovation Research Solicitation Proposal Submission Deadline Extended
The recent solicitation contains 10 topic descriptions from two DHS organizations, eight from the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and two from the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office.
FBI
Joseph R. Bonavolonta Named Special Agent in Charge of the Boston FBI Field Office
Bonavolonta has held a variety of leadership, operational, and investigative positions throughout his FBI career. He entered on duty in May 1996.
First Responders
WATCH: Pro-Standing, Pro-Flag Veteran Ad Rejected by CBS for Airing During Super Bowl
Founded by CPT Tyler Merritt, a member of the Army's elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Nine Line's website describes itself as "Relentlessly Patriotic Since 2012."
Counterterrorism
Smiths Detection Wins Contract With DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
The radiation portal monitor is a passive checkpoint which can detect potentially dangerous radiation emitting material which passes through its detection zone. The portal is capable of scanning trucks, vehicles, containers, packages and people.
People on the Move
Kelly Olson Joins Adobe as Head of Industry Strategy and Marketing for Public Sector
Adobe has named Kelly Olson, former acting director of the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services, to serve as the company’s Head of Industry Strategy and Marketing for Public Sector.
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