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Technology, people and information sharing are revolutionizing the way U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) directorate is carrying out its mission. From additional unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to sea-search radars to vast increases in the number of personnel carrying out new duties, operational components are collaborating in ways that have never been seen before. These were the conclusions of participants in the first panel at the Homeland Security conference.

Increase in activity mandates technical and process solutions.

While Homeland Security conference attendees enjoyed their lunch, a panel of representatives from various government agencies shared their insights about how their organizations support the homeland security effort. Initiatives are underway that will boost protection endeavors by making more information available and easing the information-sharing workload.

G.I. Woodshop helps bring a little bit of home to troops overseas by shipping hobby and woodshop items to deployed service members. These tools are difficult to obtain in combat zones, and for troops to do something as simple as hanging a picture they have to search for a nail and a hammer (frequently a combat boot!).

Praxis Incorporated is being awarded a $5.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $36.9 million cost-plus-award-fee contract from the U.S.

CSC has received a subcontract from Vision Technologies Incorporated to provide information technology infrastructure services for the U.

BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P. is being awarded a $22.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee Navy

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Dynamics Research Corporation (DRC) has been awarded a prime contract under the U.S