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Homeland Security

Certified Cargo Screener Wants TSA to Approve ICx Products for Screening

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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

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Atlas Freight Systems, a freight forwarder that consolidates and ships products for the oil and gas industry, has been designated a Certified Cargo Screening Facility (CCSF) by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as part of the agency's plan to eventually screen all cargo bound for passenger planes in the U.S. for explosives. The Houston-based company is currently certified to manually inspect the equipment it forwards to air and ocean carriers but would like to be able to use some of…

Unmanned Systems

In Response To Flag Concerns, DoD Looks To Reduce Drone Prices, As Order for 30,000 Looms

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Pentagon

Amid Questions On Weapons Stockpiles, Caine Says U.S. Has ‘Sufficient’ Munitions For Iran Operation

Pentagon leaders on Wednesday sought to quell concerns over the rate at which the U.S. is employing critical munitions in its military strike campaign against Iran, with lawmakers also pressing […]

Congress

SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]