:

Homeland Security

Rapiscan Touts Progress on Data Fusion Contract

DDN

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

SHARE:

OSI Systems [OSIS] has been developing new algorithms and inspection techniques for special nuclear materials under a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and expects to begin integrating the technology into its Eagle series of high-energy X-Ray systems for cargo inspection. OSI's Rapiscan Systems security division recently received a $1.5 million phase two award from the DHS Domestic Nuclear Detection Office to begin the integration work and further develop the algorithms, Shiva Kumar, vice president and general manager of Rapiscan Laboratories,…

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]

Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]

Congress

CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the cost of the Iran war through Aug. 1 as $38 billion and says that the U.S. has likely depleted between one-half and […]