DHS SEEKS IED JAMMER INFO

摘要

The Department of Homeland Security is planning to acquire IED jammers for use by public safety bomb disposal teams. In support of this acquisition, the US Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center-Dahlgren (VA) has issued a request for information (RFI) on behalf of DHS to gather data about available "radio-controlled" improvised explosive device (RCIED) jammers. The US government has said in the past that it expects terrorist organizations to eventually mount an IED campaign in the US. According to DHS officials, federal regulations severely limit state and local governments from operating any type of jamming device. (See "DHS Tech Gaps Include IED Priorities," JED, November 2010, p. 22 for more.) Should a terrorist IED bombing campaign occur, first responders would be dependent on bomb disposal teams that are authorized to operate IED jammers and equipped with systems that minimize RF interference in the surrounding environment.