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Homeland Security

DHS S&T Plans Limited User Evaluation of FAST Program Next Summer

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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) in July 2011 plans to conduct a limited user evaluation of a multi-sensor screening solution that attempts to automatically determine if somebody intends to do something bad by measuring their physiological and behavioral indicators. The upcoming limited user evaluation will be an important step for the Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) program in that it will begin to move the test protocol out of the laboratory environment and into an…

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 […]