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Homeland Security

In Final Report, Scientists Say Cost-Benefit Analysis for ASP Needs Improvements

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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

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A draft version of a cost-benefit analysis by the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) that supports the use of next-generation radiation portal monitors in secondary inspection lanes to scan trucks for illicit radiological materials needs improvements before it can be used to support a decision, says the final report on the Advanced Spectroscopic Portal (ASP) program prepared by the National Research Council (NRC). The report, which follows an interim report by the NRC in 2009, says that DNDO implemented recommendations…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]