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Appropriators Want To Continue DHS Investments In Air Cargo Screening

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Monday, June 22nd, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have approved spending bills for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that would add funding for the air cargo security account, including additional investment in various technologies that would improve the ability to screen the cargo for explosives, according to reports from both panels. The Senate version of the FY '10 DHS Appropriations Bill provides $10 million for the Explosives Division within the Science and Technology Directorate to develop air…

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Industry Groups ‘Urge’ Congress To Block Stock Buyback Restriction From Final FY ‘27 NDAA

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