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Homeland Security

LANL Tests MRI Technology at Airport for Liquid Analysis

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

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Scientists at Los Almost National Laboratory (LANL) have adapted Magnetic Resonance Imaging technology used in medical imaging devices to create MagViz, a machine that can distinguish potential-threat liquids from harmless ones. MagViz, which was created with $5 million in ongoing funding from the Department of Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate, was tested for two weeks last month in an unused wing at Albuquerque International Sunport, N.M. Liquids used in the test were ones that had to be divested by…

Congress

House Appropriators ‘Concerned’ With JLTV A2 Delays, Shift Funds For Marines’ Second Supplier Effort

House appropriators have said they’re “seriously concerned” with Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) A2 delays, as their fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill shifts funds to support the Marine Corps’ […]

Budget

House Appropriators Uncertain Navy Will Award F/A-XX Contract By August

House appropriators said they are skeptical the Defense Department will award the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract for the Navy’s F/A-XX next-generation carrier-based fighter program by the most recent […]

Congress

House Appropriators Approve $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill Amid Reconciliation Uncertainty

The House Appropriations Committee has approved its $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, advancing a bill with a historic topline while uncertainty lingers over Congress’ next step to […]

Budget

House Appropriators Add Restrictions And Reporting Requirement To Battleship, Reject Cut

The chairman’s mark of the House Appropriations Committee’s (HAC) fiscal year 2027 defense appropriations bill funds the administration’s $1 billion request for the BBG(X) Trump-class battleship, but adds restrictions requiring […]