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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 1st, 2016

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TSA Issues Draft Acquisition Strategy for ILS Maintenance SupportThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has released a draft acquisition strategy of integrated logistics services (ILS) and said it plans to release a Request for Proposal in FY ’17. The agency currently has four contracts in place for ILS support, three of which are sole source with the original equipment manufacturers and the fourth is with a third party maintenance service provider. The OEM contracts are related to support for explosive detection…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]