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Wednesday Security Industry

From my UPI Security Industry beat. Click on headlines to read stories.

Modus Operandi awarded phase I sub deal
MELBOURNE, Fla., Jan. 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy awarded Modus Operandi a phase I contract to develop sensor integration technologies in support of next-generation submarines.

ABM receives SAFETY Act certification
NEW YORK , Jan. 28 (UPI) — ABM Security Services has received liability backing from the U.S. Homeland Security Department, which protects the company in case of a terrorist attack.

Pendulum Resources signs deal for JMTC
ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Jan. 28 (UPI) — The U.S. government signed a deal with Pendulum Resources to maximize the capabilities of the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center.

JackBe to support Joint Chiefs of Staff
CHEVY CHASE, Md., Jan. 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency has contracted JackBe to provide technical support for a Joint Chiefs of Staff vice chairman initiative.

Marshals Service contracts for X-ray tech
PINE BROOK, N.J., Jan. 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Marshals Service has contracted Smiths Detection to support security efforts at federal courthouses with X-ray technologies.

Orbit contracted for Sea Stallion upgrades
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Jan. 28 (UPI) — U.S. company Orbit International Corp. has been contracted to support the CH-53E Sea Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopter upgrade program.

Radiation protective fabric patented
MIAMI, Jan. 28 (UPI) — Florida-based Radiation Shield Technologies announced its new radiation protective fabric has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Tuesday Emerging Threats

From my UPI Emerging Threats beat. Click on headlines to view stories.

Wayuu people under threat in Colombia
GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 27 (UPI) — Violence in Colombia’s northeast is forcing indigenous people to flee into neighboring Venezuela, prompting calls from the United Nations to secure the region.

Violence erupts in outskirts of El Fasher
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Jan. 27 (UPI) — The head of the United Nations said clashes Monday between the Sudanese government and rebel forces in the Darfur region of the country threaten peace.

Congo-Rwanda deal comes with dangers
BRUSSELS, Jan. 27 (UPI) — A deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda could escalate a humanitarian crisis in the region, according to the International Crisis Group.

Military operation threatens ICRC aid
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 27 (UPI) — The ongoing Sri Lankan military operation targeting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam militant group is increasingly overwhelming humanitarian capabilities.

Taliban caught off guard, weapons found
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Jan. 27 (UPI) — A British Royal Marine-led operation targeting a Taliban command post in Afghanistan’s Helmand province uncovered a major weapons cache.