Aerospace Group:

Homeland Security

Briefing

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 15th, 2022

SHARE:

Briefing

Analogic's ConneCT checkpoint CT baggage scanner. Photo: Analogic

The Transportation Security Administration as of March 12 expected to have completed the installation of 29 Analogic-supplied checkpoint computed tomography (CT) systems at 17 airports. The agency in Aug. 2021 awarded analogic a $198 million contract to provide 314 ConneCT checkpoint CT systems to scan carry-on bags for explosives and weapons at airport security checkpoints. Smiths Detection in March 2019 won TSA’s first checkpoint CT contract for $97 million and 300 units, all of which have been deployed. The agency…

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]

Space

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

Upgrades to the GPS ground system–the Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP)–is an option under consideration by the Defense Department’s space acquisition chief, as problems continue in fielding the GPS Next Generation […]