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Homeland Security

Smiths Detection Introduces Complete Bio-Warfare Solution

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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

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Smiths Detection has introduced a new toolkit that includes four complementary screening technologies that can be used by emergency response personnel for rapidly identifying biological warfare agents in the field. The BIO-ACT consists of the PrimeAlert microbe and toxin screener, the BioCheck protein and pH test kit, the handheld HazMatID Ranger chemical identifier, and the Bio-Seeq PLUS handheld biological warfare agent identifier. BIO-ACT will help responders assess unknown powder scares for anthrax, ricin, plague, pan orthopox and other biological warfare…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]