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After Lapse, DHS Office Renewing Focus On Nuke Detection Architecture

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, July 16th, 2021

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After Lapse, DHS Office Renewing Focus On Nuke Detection Architecture

The Department of Homeland Security office responsible for coordinating policies and purchasing equipment to counter weapons of mass destruction and related chemical and biological threats lost its focus on assessing risks from nuclear and radiological threats to the homeland but is bringing that back and plans to expand these efforts, the acting head of the agency said last Friday. “We are bringing that back…and I want to expand it,” Gary Rasicot, acting assistant secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass…

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SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]

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SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

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House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

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MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]