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Congress

House Report Urges TSA To Expand Private Sector In Airport Screening, Risk-based Initiatives

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, September 13th, 2012

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) should be relying more on the expertise of the private sector in modernizing passenger checkpoint screening at airports as well as for conducting security screening at checkpoints, according to a House Homeland Security Republican staff report released this week. The report provides a laundry list of concerns about TSA and makes a number of recommendations to the agency. On the subject of risk-based screening, which TSA has moved forward with this year, notably with its…

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 […]

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]