Lawmaker calls for tighter Northern border surveillance

DHS ought to install more ground and air radars along the U.S.-Canada border and boost the number of manned and unmanned aircraft patrols over the area, Sen. Jon Tester has said.

Mission 1: Practicality

Technology companies should match solutions with battlefield conditions.

Crime watch on the move

Mesh network links surveillance cameras in temporary deployments.

CRS: Satellite surveillance raises privacy questions

Congress might want to evaluate whether DHS' plan to use domestic spy satellites for counterterrorism and law enforcement is worth cost and risks, according to a new report.

Motorola splits off two business units

Motorola Inc. will create two independent, publicly traded companies in a structural and strategic realignment of its business units.

Datapath to maintain Army satellite systems

DataPath won an Army contract to continue working on satellite systems that provide advanced battlefield communications capabilities.

On the edge

Stay connected. Take your office phone everywhere.

Lockheed to develop robot control software

Lockheed Martin will develop software for small communications robots under a contract the company won from DARPA.

Auditors: Lack of Project 28 testing added to delays

DHS will hire Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory to test the next-gen technology system that DHS plans to deploy to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.

DHS launches Northern Border pilot programs

While DHS prepares a prototype solution for protecting the northern border, new technologies already are being tested in the field, according to a new report.

A call to cyber arms

Military looks to contractors for more than just armor.

A tale of two borders

The U.S. strategy for securing its border with Canada primarily will use technology, while DHS' strategy for securing the southern border also includes hundreds of miles of fencing.

AT&T builds network for Kentucky schools

AT&T Inc. has finished installing a statewide network that will bring high-bandwidth broadband services and Internet access to school districts throughout Kentucky.

FCC: Do I hear $1.3B?

The FCC's auction of the 700-MHz portion of the spectrum has been a financial success, but the one loser in the ongoing auction, has been the D block.

Telos to expand AF network

Telos Corp. will expand wireless local-area networks at 98 Air Force locations worldwide under a task order that could be worth more than $100 million.

General Dynamics to build robot vehicles

General Dynamics will build robotic vehicles to conduct surveillance and other security tasks for the Army under a new contract.

Harris, Shared Spectrum collaborate on radio communications

Shared Spectrum's dynamic spectrum-access technology will be integrated with field-ready Harris Falcon III military radios.

GPS takes to the street

Business grows as new applications emerge.

L-3 to deploy tactical video for Marines

L-3 Services Inc. will provide tactical video systems to Marine Corps bases worldwide under a contract that will be worth up to $326 million over three years.

If you build it, they might come

Accenture launches aggressive plan to boost defense contracts.