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Homeland Security

GAO Finds No Clear Advantages For Use Of Private Screeners Over TSA

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, December 10th, 2012

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Private security screeners being used at some airports in the United States to screen passengers and their belongings in same cases perform better than the national averages for some performance measures and other cases below, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Private screeners at the majority of airports surveyed for the report passed their recertification tests to be able to continue to screen passengers and baggage, says the report, Screening Partnership Program: TSA Should Issue…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]