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Homeland Security

Final Spending Bill Lumps Together CT, CAT Funding for TSA

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 5th, 2021

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President Donald Trump in late December signed an omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2021 that includes $100 million for the Transportation Security Administration to divvy up between purchases of next-generation checkpoint baggage scanners and the continued rollout of advanced automated credential authentication devices. An explanatory statement accompanying the FY ’21 spending bill doesn’t break out how much funding is allocated for the checkpoint computed tomography (CT) baggage scanners and how much is for the Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) units.…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]