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Homeland Security

CBP Technology Office Official Outlines Needs, Challenges

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Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) new technology and acquisition office is focused on technologies and solutions to help with surveillance, detection and identification to meet a wide range of requirements, according to an agency official. The Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition is looking at solutions to help detect, identify and classify humans, vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles, cars and trucks, low and slow flying aircraft such as ultra lights and small single engine planes, and marine…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]