:

Congress

McCaul Wants DHS To Accelerate Deployment Of New Checkpoint Screening Technology

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, November 30th, 2017

SHARE:

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Amid new threats to aviation, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee wants the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to move more quickly in deploying an advanced scanning system to airport checkpoints to screen carry-on bags.“I think I speak for almost every member of this committee that we need to take quicker action,” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), said during a Nov. 30 hearing to discuss global and domestic terrorism and other threats to the U.S. “There is technology available…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]