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Homeland Security

GAO Says Unclear How DNDO R&D Investments Align With Nuclear Detection Architecture

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

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There is limited documentation by the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) related to how it plans and selects research and development (R&D) projects that are aimed at filling gaps in the nation’s Global Nuclear Detection Architecture (GNDA), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a new report.The report says that the agency’s Transformational and Applied Research (TAR) Directorate, which conducts R&D related to radiation and nuclear detection devices, doesn’t “document the rationale for how its immediate funding priorities are intended…

Congress

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

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Congress

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Army

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

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