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Homeland Security

ORTEC Rad Monitoring Portal in N.M. Reports No Downtime after One Year

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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

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AMETEK's [AME] ORTEC Products Group says its Detective Advanced Spectroscopic radiation monitoring portal operating at a border checkpoint in New Mexico has completed its first year of operation without a single day of downtime. "The ORTEC high-purity germanium-based detectors along with the software algorithms incorporated within our radiation portal monitor system significantly improve the ability of screeners to determine quickly if a radioactive source poses a threat without unnecessarily interrupting the normal flow of commerce," says Matthew Cole, vice president…

Congress

HASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Adds More Black Hawks, Chinooks For Army, No Plus-Up For Apaches

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) draft of the next defense policy bill supports hundreds of millions dollars for the Army to buy additional Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters in […]

Congress

HASC’s $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 Draft NDAA Doesn’t Shift Items Over From Reconciliation Request

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Tuesday unveiled its $1.15 trillion draft of the next defense policy bill, aligning with the White House’s requested discretionary topline while not including […]

Budget

DoD’s Equity Stake In L3Harris Rocket Motor Business Comes At Expense Of Other Suppliers, HASC Warns

A draft defense bill released by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Tuesday says the committee is “concerned” with the Defense Department’s $1 billion equity investment this year in […]

Senators Push Navy Against Single Destroyer Request In FY ’27

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the two senators from Maine last week pushed back on Navy officials for only requesting one Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (DDG-51) […]