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Army

DoD Turns Switch On New Biometric Matching Database

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Friday, February 13th, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker The Defense Department late last month formally turned on its new biometric database that features multimodal storage and matching capabilities as well as fusion technology that further boosts the likelihood of positively identifying a suspected insurgent or terrorist. The Next Generation Automated Biometric Identification System (NGA) replaced the current DoD ABIS prototype on Jan. 30 as part of an ongoing development effort by Northrop Grumman [NOC], which beat Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the contract two years ago…

Congress

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

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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 […]