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Business/Financial

Lockheed Martin Begins Second Increment of FBI Biometric Repository

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Monday, May 17th, 2010

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] has completed the critical design review of a database for individuals of special concern within the FBI's Next Generation Identification (NGI) system and is beginning development and deployment of the capability, the company said last week. The Repository for Individuals of Special Concern (RISC) will consist of fingerprints from individuals such as known and suspected terrorists, sexual predators, and others. Lockheed Martin is developing NGI for the FBI to replace the existing Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System…

Congress

Kaine On Iranian Girls School Strike: “You Can Be Sure We’re Gonna Get The Answer To That One”

Sen. Timothy Kaine (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) seapower panel, pledged on Tuesday that the Senate will get to the bottom of what happened […]

Congress

‘Right To Repair’ Reform In SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sets “Government-Purpose Rights’ As Default

The “Right to Repair” provision secured in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy bill would establish “government-purpose rights” as a default, requiring defense contractors […]

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the department may need to make “tradeoffs” on certain capability priorities if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation with $350 billion in requested defense […]

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]