As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]
In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]
A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]
The Coast Guard is proposing to further delay the date for when facilities that handle certain dangerous cargoes in bulk will have to implement reader requirements for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential. The current rule requires these facilities begin using…
By Cal Biesecker
Homeland Security | by Cal Biesecker
CBP Releases RFP for Consolidated Border Surveillance Tower Program —
Customs and Border Protection last Friday began soliciting for a new program to consolidate its current and future border and maritime security surveillance towers. Under the Consolidated Tower and Surveillance Equipment (CTSE) program, CBP estimates it will acquire 296 new…
Homeland Security | by Cal Biesecker
Tech Developments —
Smiths Detection Opens New Biolab Smiths Detection has opened a new biolab at its Centre of Excellence in Hemal Hempstead, United Kingdom, which will complement research capabilities of its site in Baltimore, Md., in developing next-generation biological threat detection capabilities…
Homeland Security | by Cal Biesecker
Contract Awards —
Leidos to Provide New AIT Systems to Atlanta Airport Leidos [LDOS] has been selected to upgrade Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport with ProVision 2 Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) scanners. The 10 ProVision 2 systems will replace existing…
Homeland Security | by Cal Biesecker
Business Opportunities —
TSA Seeks to Boost Cybersecurity of Surface Transportation System The Transportation Security Administration has issued a Request for Information and draft Statement of Work for an Internet Access Point Scanning and Scoring Solution tool. The agency says that due to…
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]