UN Uses IrisGuard EyePay Platform to Aid Vulnerable Refugees (Multi-Video)
Since the onset of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, millions of displaced people have pursued sanctuary in other countries.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR), an estimated...
Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Humans or GPS (Multi-Video)
Phase 1 of DARPA’s Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program concluded recently following a series of obstacle-course flight tests in central Florida.
Over four days, three teams of DARPA-supported researchers huddled under shade...
DHS Relief to US Businesses, Raises H-2B Visa cap by 15K
US businesses in danger of suffering irreparable harm due to a lack of available temporary nonagricultural workers will be able to hire up to 15,000 additional temporary nonagricultural workers under the...
US Army Awards Leidos for Manned Multi-Intelligent Airborne Systems
Leidos has been awarded a task order from the U.S. Army to integrate, test and demonstrate the three complete Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Enhanced (ARL-E) systems under the ARL-E program of record.
The single-award cost-plus fixed-fee task...
Lewis ‘Lou’ Von Thaer Named President & CEO of Battelle
Lewis 'Lou' Von Thaer, has been selected as President and CEO of Battelle, by Battelle’s Board of Directors, making Von Thaer the 9th CEO in the company’s 87-year history.
Von Thaer, who has...
BIO Applauds House Passage of FDA Reauthorization Act (FDARA)
Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) President and CEO James C. Greenwood issued the following statement today regarding passage of the Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act (FDARA) by the U.S. House of...
Hyperloop One Makes History with First Full Systems Test (Video)
Hyperloop One has successfully completed the world's first full systems Hyperloop test in a vacuum environment.
This test was Phase 1 of a multi-Phase program and was privately conducted on May 12, 2017 at the...
DOT Advances Rail Plans for Northeast Corridor (See Video)
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released the Northeast Corridor (NEC) FUTURE Record of Decision (ROD).
NEC FUTURE is FRA’s comprehensive planning effort to identify ways to improve...
NBAF Challenge Winner Develops Biohazardous Risk Reduction Training
The United States needs to be on the front line of livestock animal health research to defend against foreign animal, emerging, and zoonotic diseases.
The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) is...
NEC’s NeoFace Express in ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards
NEC Corporation of America (NEC), is pleased to announce their NeoFace Express facial recognition solution, a key component of a rapid-access biometric platform, has been nominated in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland...
