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Monday, September 20th, 2010

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense ASP Still Holding. Despite plans to have resumed field testing of the Advanced Spectroscopic Portal earlier this summer, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) and Customs and Border Protection are still working to do so. Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Jane Holl Lute tells the Senate Homeland Security Committee that once field testing on the next-generation Radiation Portal Monitor is complete, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will finalize a…

Congress

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Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

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Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

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Space

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

Upgrades to the GPS ground system–the Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP)–is an option under consideration by the Defense Department’s space acquisition chief, as problems continue in fielding the GPS Next Generation […]