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Homeland Security

DHS Issues Potential Concepts For Passenger Self-Screening At Airports

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 7th, 2020

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DHS Issues Potential Concepts For Passenger Self-Screening At Airports

The Department of Homeland Security in February plans to hold an industry day to further explore potential plans with vendors of concepts and capabilities to enable travelers to screen themselves at airport checkpoints to improve security while allowing passengers to have an independent screening experience. The announcement of the Feb. 12 industry day was combined with a draft statement of work outlining a potential contractor development effort for the Passenger Self-Screening solution, a new Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry…

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]

Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]