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Homeland SecurityL3 Protests TSA Checkpoint CT Award; TSA Hopes To Accelerate Acquisition Schedule
L3 Technologies [LLL] on Tuesday protested a Transportation Security Administration award two weeks ago to Smiths Detection for $96.8 million for the first order of new checkpoint baggage scanners that […]
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Air ForceLawmakers Continue to Press Air Force on F-15EX Buy
Lawmakers in both chambers continued to press Air Force leadership this week on the service’s decision to include eight F-15EX aircraft in its fiscal year 2020 proposed budget. Multiple members […]
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BudgetHASC Chair Reintroduces Bill to End Sequestration
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chair Adam Smith (D-Wash.) has reintroduced the Relief from Sequestration Act to repeal automatic cuts for discretionary and mandatory spending, he said in an April […]
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Air ForceAir Force to SASC: Possible Sequestration Would Cut $29 Billion from FY ’20 Budget
As lawmakers on the Hill sound alarms about the possibility of entering fiscal year 2020 with a continuing resolution – or worse, sequestration – Air Force leadership said April 4 […]
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CongressDoubling Cutter Presence In Drug Transit Zones Would Crimp Drug Trade, Schultz Says
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz said on Thursday that there is an issue of “capacity” when it comes to having the resources to interdict drugs at sea and sustain […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyTurkish Foreign Minister: S-400 ‘Will Not Be a Threat’ to NATO
Turkey’s foreign minister claimed April 3 that his country’s intended purchase of the Russian-made S-400 air defense system will not pose a threat to NATO systems, including the F-35 Joint […]
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Homeland SecuritySmiths Detection’s Checkpoint CT Bid Well Below Expectations, Pekoske Says
Smiths Detection’s winning bid on a nearly $97 million contract for advanced carry-on baggage scanners at U.S. airport checkpoints came in was far less than expected, Transportation Security Agency Administrator […]
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BudgetHouse Dems Unveil Two-Year Spending Deal With $733 Billion Topline, Higher Caps for DoD
The Democratic-led House Budget Committee released April 2 a new bill that would lift the spending caps for both defense and non-defense funding for the next two fiscal years. The […]
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Air ForceAir Force Once Again Halts KC-46 Deliveries Due to Debris on Boeing Flight Line
Air Force leadership said April 2 that it has halted deliveries of the Boeing [BA]-made KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueler for the second time in less than two months after inspectors […]
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SpaceNASA Leader: Potential FY’20 Continuing Resolution Would Delay 2024 Moon Landing Goal
NASA is dependent upon Congress working together to pass a fiscal year 2020 budget on time – and providing the agency with additional funds – to meet its projected timeline […]