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CongressObey To Hold Supplemental As Bargaining Chip To End Combat Operations In Iraq
By Jen DiMascio The leader of the House Appropriations Committee (HAC) yesterday vowed to block a war supplemental from moving forward unless the president agrees to change course in Iraq. […]
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Homeland Security
GE Deploys CommerceGuard to Port of Oakland
General Electric [GE] has installed its CommerceGuard tracking and detection system at the Port of Oakland in California to monitor shipping containers equipped with the company’s container security devices (CSD). […]
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Homeland Security
NIAID Issues BAA for Bio-Defense Vaccine Enhancement
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), with funding provided in whole or in part by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Agency, plans to fund organizations with […]
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Air ForceAir Force Working Toward Global Hawk Demonstration In Pacific Next Year
By Michael Sirak The Air Force is planning to conduct a demonstration of the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned sensor aircraft next year in the Pacific to showcase the platform and […]
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Congress
Senate Poised To Pass Defense Authorization Bill
By Jen DiMascio The Senate was poised late yesterday to pass the bill to authorize the Pentagon to spend $648.8 billion during the fiscal year. From here, a conference committee […]
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Expert Panel Says RRW Needs More Tests, Peer Review
By George Lobsenz The Energy Department must conduct more experiments and research–and provide for more independent review of those studies–if it is to make a convincing case that its proposed […]
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Air Force
Air Force’s CV-22 To Begin Operational Test And Readiness Review
The Air Force Special Operations variant of the V-22 Osprey this week will begin its operational test and readiness review (OTR&R)–a comprehensive examination of all the developmental testing done on […]
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DHS Awards NYPD Small Grant For Securing The Cities
By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week awarded the New York City Police Department a $3.25 million grant to establish a network system that will link […]
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One System Remote Video Terminal Instantly Connects Soldiers And Sensors
The Army recently announced it fielded its 200th One-System Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT) to Iraq and Afghanistan in September. Soldiers using an OSRVT can display the sensor feed from any […]
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Air Force
Air Force’s CV-22 To Begin Operational Test And Readiness Review This Week
By Geoff Fein The Air Force Special Operations variant of the V-22 Osprey this week will begin its operational test and readiness review (OTR&R)–a comprehensive examination of all the developmental […]