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IG Says TSA In Compliance With Requirements For Use Of X-ray Body Scanners

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is in compliance with standards set forth to verify the safe radiation dose emitted by whole body imagers based on X-ray technology, and furthermore these scanning systems emit minimal radiation on people that are being screened, the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General (IG) says in a new report (OIG-12-38). The report’s conclusions didn’t mollify Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who remains concerned that there hasn’t been an independent study conducted to confirm that the backscatter…

Unmanned Systems

In Response To Flag Concerns, DoD Looks To Reduce Drone Prices, As Order for 30,000 Looms

The Pentagon is bargain shopping for Group 1 drones, as other countries, including Ukraine and China, have taken advantage of consumer electronics-level prices to bolster their stables. “In last spring’s […]

Pentagon

Amid Questions On Weapons Stockpiles, Caine Says U.S. Has ‘Sufficient’ Munitions For Iran Operation

Pentagon leaders on Wednesday sought to quell concerns over the rate at which the U.S. is employing critical munitions in its military strike campaign against Iran, with lawmakers also pressing […]

Congress

SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

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