Nuclear security

Your Next Fitbit Should Detect Nuclear Bombs,DHS Hopes

In a Friday blog post, Huban Gowadia, director of DHS’ Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, outlined the “Human Portable Tripwire” program, which intends to outfit Customs and Border Protection, Coast Guard and Transportation Security Administration officers with devices that “passively monitor the environment” and can alert wearers when they detect nuclear or radioactive material.
The Department has been gathering information about that technology for more than a year. In September, DHS awarded a $24 million contract for the devices to a division of FLIRSystems, an Oregon-based technology design and manufacturing firm.