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Homeland Security

CBP Awards AS&E Potential $67M for Z Portals

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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

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American Science and Engineering [ASEI] has received a potential $67 million contract from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide low-energy, drive-through Z Portal vehicle inspection systems that will be deployed at U.S. border crossings. The first task order is for $29.5 million. The contract was awarded using Recovery Act funds. The order marks the first significant purchase of the Z Portal system by CBP, which previously purchased and deployed a system to the San Ysidro, Calif., port of entry…

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]