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Business/FinancialHouse Acquisition Reform Bill Calls For New DoD Industrial Base Policy
By Emelie Rutherford A new Pentagon-acquisition reform bill House lawmakers unveiled yesterday calls for the defense secretary to create a program to expand the defense industrial base, but does not […]
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CongressFeds Exploring Interagency Task Force For Southwest Border
By Calvin Biesecker The federal government is considering establishing some type of interagency task force that would help the nation better cope with threats along the southwest border that is […]
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Senators Want Napolitano To Review Auto-Detect Capability On AIT Machines
By Calvin Biesecker Three Republican Senators who recently returned from a trip to examine counter-terrorism efforts abroad have asked Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to examine new auto-detection technology deployed […]
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GAO: TSA’s Secure Flight Meets Congressional Conditions
The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) program that transitions responsibility from air carriers to the agency for checking airline passenger information against watch lists meets all the conditions set forth by […]
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Navy’s Eighth OA Report Highlights New Guidebooks, Continued Progress
By Geoff Fein The Navy’s eighth quarterly report to Congress on open architecture (OA) outlines a number of efforts the service plans for 2010 including publishing a guidebook for requirements […]
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Air ForceDoD Offers To Extend Tanker Deadline, Frustrating Boeing Backers
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon announced late yesterday it would extend the deadline for proposals for the Air Force tanker so European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) potentially can […]
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Hill Panel Calls For DoD To Boost Outreach To Small Defense Shops
By Emelie Rutherford Amid concerns in the Pentagon and Congress about sustaining smaller defense companies, a congressional panel is recommending the Defense Department (DoD) increase its outreach to such firms. […]
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DHS Nominees Bersin And Borras Installed Through Recess Appointments
By Calvin Biesecker As part of President Obama’s controversial recess appointments over the weekend, nominee Alan Bersin is now cleared to become the next commissioner of Customs and Border Protection […]
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ArmyHAC-D Presses Army On Speed of New Ground Vehicle Fielding
By Emelie Rutherford The head of a congressional panel questioned yesterday why the Army needs seven years to develop a new infantry-fighting vehicle and can’t emulate the speedy production of […]
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DHS Official: Biometric Air Exit Options Would Cost Over $1 Billion
By Calvin Biesecker The cost to implement any of the existing biometric-enabled exit options at the nation’s airports under the US-VISIT program over a 10-year period are more than $1 […]