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Homeland Security

Sandia Researchers Develop Simulation Tool to Aid Future Border Security Plans

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Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

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Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed an advanced gaming and simulation platform to help Customs and Border Protection (CBP) evaluate various technologies that could aid border security between ports of entry in the future. The Borders High Level Model (HLM) is a tool that is aimed at "systems architecting" to help CBP develop the "right suite of technologies, operations and policies and all of these things that make up the border security system," Jason Reinhardt, Sandia's Borders HLM project…

Congress

Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says

Senate defense appropriators have concerns with the Pentagon’s decision to include key fiscal year 2027 funding priorities, such as critical munitions and drones production, among its request for $350 billion […]

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 […]