The group's principal activity is to provide integrated security solutions to the homeland security marketplace. It provides certain emerging technology services and products to protect the country's borders, infrastructure assets and personnel. The emerging technologies include automatic detection of explosives and illicit materials and cryptographic systems for secure communications. The group's principal end customer is the United States government. The group acquired ergo systems inc in 2003, science and technology research corporation inc and e-oir technologies inc in 2004.