Work with the Department of Homeland Security during the nearly month-long lapse in appropriations “is limited,” the department’s senior procurement official said on Thursday. Responding to industry inquires since the shutdown began on Dec. 22, Soraya Correa said DHS is short on employees for ...
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Among options eyed by the U.S. Coast Guard for a replacement of the service’s Airbus MH-65 Dolphin–first fielded in 1984–are the SB-1 Defiant prototype under development for the U.S. Army by Boeing [BA] and Sikorsky [LMT], the Leonardo AW139 , and some variant of the MH-60 by ...
The Defense Department’s agency charged with providing logistics support to warfighters is seeking information from vendors capable of providing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that can deliver food and water to people in remote areas following a disaster. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in an ...
The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday issued a draft rulemaking proposal seeking feedback from the public on ways to limit the public safety and national security risks of operating small drones in the national airspace. The advance notice of proposed rulemaking is another step by the FAA ...
A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report issued Thursday lays out the potential legal pitfalls awaiting President Trump should he attempt to declare a national emergency to gather funds to build a new barrier at the U.S.-Mexico border. Since Dec. 22, the U.S. government has been at an ...
Until President Trump finds a resolution to his $5.7 billion demand for border wall funds, the Transportation Security Administration has essentially put on hold its acquisition plans for advanced systems to screen passengers’ bags at airport checkpoints, according to government and industry ...
