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Cyber

New CBP Office Stressing Non-Proprietary Solutions, Open Standards, Modularity

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Monday, November 22nd, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker Not wanting to be tied into any single company's solution and desiring to be able to quickly deploy and upgrade systems while at the same time keep life-cycle costs down, a new office in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is stressing open standards, modularity and non-proprietary solutions based on commercial investments, an agency official said last week. CBP was created after 9/11 out of a number of different agencies that had little technical integration between them, and…

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

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Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

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Congress

House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]

Congress

Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

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