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Homeland Security

CBP Expects to Test New Air Cargo Security Strategies This Year

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Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

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In the wake of the foiled air cargo bombing plot last month that originated in Yemen, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to pilot test new security strategies this year related to obtaining data about shipments sooner than current requirements to better identify shipments of concern before an aircraft takes off, the heads of CBP and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) tell Congress. "The receipt of pre-departure advanced air cargo data will enable the NTC-C (National Targeting Center-Cargo) to identify…

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]

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 […]