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ArmySuccessful Test For Lockheed Martin ATACMS Unitary Missile
Lockheed Martin [LMT] successfully launched an Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) Unitary missile from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher equipped with a Universal Fire Control System (UFCS) […]
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InternationalDTRA Completes Elimination of Russian SS-24 ICBMs
The Defense Department’s Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program said last week it successfully completed the elimination of the final SS-24 ICBM and supporting system components in Perm, Russia. Delegations from […]
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Homeland Security
TSA To Ramp Up Purchases of Checkpoint Security Equipment
By Calvin Biesecker Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Chief Kip Hawley said on Tuesday that his agency this year will order another 580 Advanced Technology (AT) X-Ray machines and at least […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Taking Steps To Becoming A More Informed Buyer
By Geoff Fein In February, Navy Secretary Donald Winter issued an eight-page memo outlining the way ahead for improvements to the service’s acquisition process. It’s hoped that the new effort […]
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CongressBattle Brewing On Hill Over Adding To Final FY ’08 GWOT Supplemental
By Emelie Rutherford The White House budget chief yesterday emphasized the president plans to veto the fiscal year 2008 war supplemental bill if lawmakers add unrequested funding, suggesting that veto […]
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Air ForceAir Force Files Formal Papers Asking GAO To Deny Boeing’s Tanker Protest
By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force yesterday submitted its formal response to Boeing’s [BA] protest of the service’s tanker contract award to Northrop Grumman [NOC]. "The initial portion of the […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin Delivers Key SBIRS Software
The Lockheed Martin [LMT] team developing the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has successfully delivered two key blocks of ground software integral to supporting the program’s geosynchronous orbit (GEO) and highly […]
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Homeland Security
FBI Plans Agro-terrorism Conference
The FBI and Heart of America Joint Terrorism Task Force will host the 2008 International Symposium on AgroTerrorism on April 22-24 in Kansas City, Mo. The Department of Homeland Security […]
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Homeland Security
Codebench Integrates PIV Software into Datastrip Reader
Codebench is integrating its Personal Identity Verification (PIV) software into Datastrip’s DSV2+TURBO biometrically-enabled smart card reader to market to customers seeking access control solutions related to federal credentials. Codebench, a […]
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Homeland Security
Tri-S Security Nabs $56M DHS Security Services Contract
Tri-S Security Corp. [TRIS] says its Paragon Systems subsidiary has received a five-year, $56 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide security services for federal government […]