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Continuing difficulties in developing a new-generation of radiation portal monitors that would be deployed to the nation’s ports of entry to scan containers and vehicles for illicit nuclear materials means […]

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Ranking Member John McCain (R-Ariz.), continuing on a recent wave of criticism of defense programs, criticized yesterday the Air Force’s contract for a tanker aircraft. […]

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday said it plans to partner with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on pilot programs to test risk-based passenger screening at checkpoints at select airports […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) still has no idea whether the use of behavior detection techniques used by security officers to screen for potential terrorists at the nation’s airports […]

As Congress weighs whether to buy more cargo aircraft for the Pentagon next year, military officials told a Senate panel yesterday they stand firmly behind a plan to reduce the […]

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Ranking Member John McCain (R-Ariz.) and six other senators told the Pentagon yesterday they have serious concerns about the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. They […]

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to acquire new systems that automatically screen checked bags for explosives before being able to determine if any of the systems actually meet explosives […]

The U.S. government has identified four key gaps in other countries’ ability to prevent terrorists from traveling overseas, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). These […]

The head of a House panel rebuked calls for cutting the Pentagon’s budget yesterday while citing concerns about the readiness of Navy aircraft and ships. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) highlighted […]

The House passed a $530 billion Pentagon spending plan last Friday, via a 336-87 vote, that is $8.9 billion smaller than President Barack Obama’s proposal and faces a veto threat […]