DHS awards multiple security contracts.

• Author: Fein, Geoff S.
• Position: Security Beat - Brief Article

The Department of Homeland Security announced $179 million in awards for increased port security. The money will go to pay for security planning and projects to improve dockside and perimeter security. Included are 442 projects in 326 locations around the country. Among them will be new harbor patrol boats, surveillance equipment, and command and control facilities.

On December 16, the department's Transportation Security Administration awarded $7.8 million for airport terminal security enhancements. The awards were given to T.F. Green Stare Airport, in Rhode Island; Newark International Airport, N.J.; Helena Regional Airport, Mont.; Boston Logan International Airport, Mass.; Pittsburgh International Airport, Pa.; Chicago Midway Airport, Ill.; Denver International Airport, Colo., and Key West International Airport, Fla.

The grants will pay for recent technologies, such as video surveillance for...