DHS approved 65 technologies under Safety Act
Federal Computer Week
The Homeland Security Department's approvals of liability-protected technologies under a requirement from Congress dropped to 65 products and services in 2008 from 67 products and services in 2007. Since 2004, DHS has certified and designated anti-terrorism products and services, including information technology, under the Support for Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act. The total number of awards stood at 240 as of Dec. 31, 2008, according to the DHS Web site.
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