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The transnational threats of drug trafficking, money laundering and narcoterrorism have increased the value of international intelligence to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The agency is interoperating more closely with U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies to share and process information about threats that only a few years ago were the purview of just one specialty agency.

Intelligence analysts are drowning in data, so companies are working to develop life-saving solutions in the areas of processing, compression and visualization. Years of developing titanic numbers of sensors have resulted in an ocean of data that harbors only a few lifeboats. Companies that succeed in these endeavors not only will enhance homeland security but also will reap the benefit of financial windfalls. In addition to having search agents that would help analysts uncover truly useful information, the intelligence community would benefit from new ways to store and move petabytes of data.

Booz Allen Hamilton Incorporated, Herndon, Virginia, was awarded a nearly $18 million contract which will provide Criminal Investigation Task Force All-Source In

BAE Systems National Security Solutions Incorporated, San Diego, California, was awarded an $11 million contract for Global Geospatial Intelligence data products in support of National Geospatial-Inte

Trident Systems Incorporated, Fairfax, Virginia, is being awarded a more than $48 million contract for the procurement of technology solutions for persistent inte

BAE Systems National Security Solutions Inc., San Diego, California, recently received a contract valued at more than  $12 million for Global Geospatial Intellige

The U.S. Army Special Programs Office has awarded TASC Inc.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., has  announced new contract awards for its flagship network management and situational awareness product

At AFCEA International's Small Business Intelligence forum yesterday, experts revealed tips about how companies-large and small-can increase their business with member agencies of the intelligence community. But, yesterday's blog coverage was just too short to include all of the advice they shared, so here are a few more ideas.

The overwhelming feeling among small business owners and industry overall is that winning a contract with one of the three-lettered agencies is not worth the effort. But IC insiders say the opportunities are out there, and companies should be taking advantage of them.