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Napolitano Suggests Maritime Cargo Screening Mandate Be Revisited

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Friday, February 26th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday appeared to back off further from a congressional mandate that 100 percent of sea-going cargo bound for the United States first be electronically scanned for potential threats before departing from an overseas port. Last year, Napolitano and other Department of Homeland Security officials told Congress that meeting the 2012 deadline set forth in the 2007 9/11 Commission Implementation Act would unlikely be met (Defense Daily, April 2, Feb. 26, 2009). At…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]