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Homeland SecurityFacial Comparison Technology Scoring High Regardless Of Country Of Origin, CBP Official Says
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has overcome initial problems it had with a biometric-related feature of a mobile service application that the Biden administration has begun asking asylum seekers to […]
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SpaceGilat Satellite Networks to Acquire DataPath to Boost its Presence in the U.S. Defense Market
Gilat Satellite Networks has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DataPath to boost its presence in the U.S. defense market, the satellite ground tech company said March 9. Gilat said the acquisition […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS Proposes Flat Budget For FY ’24; Includes $535 Million For Border Security Technology
The Biden administration is seeking $60.4 billion for the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal year 2024, nearly a percent less than the $61 billion Congress enacted in discretionary spending […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBoeing, Shield AI Explore Bringing AI-Enabled Autonomy To Military Aircraft
Boeing [BA] on Wednesday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shield AI to explore leveraging the latter company’s capabilities in artificial intelligence and autonomy for autonomously piloting […]
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Air ForceExpansion of Government Data Rights Possible in F-35 Performance-Based Logistics Contract
The possibility of a five-year Pentagon Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract award this year to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for sustainment of the company’s F-35 fighter is giving DoD leverage to gain […]
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Nuclear ModernizationCNS Launches Hiring Spree to Meet Cybersecurity Needs at NNSA Sites
Facing expanding mandates for information security at the two big nuclear-weapon production sites it manages, Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) has launched a hiring spree for qualified information technology and cybersecurity […]
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Air ForceUSAF Budget to Include About a Dozen New Starts, Including Plan for 1,000 CCAs
The upcoming U.S. Air Force fiscal 2024 budget request is to include about a dozen new start programs that will require congressional authorization, and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Negotiates Plan with Leonardo to Deliver Technical Data on MH-139A
On March 3, U.S. Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter signed off on Milestone C for the Boeing [BA] and Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf to allow it to enter low-rate […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Ends KC-Y, Considers AoA on Next-Generation Air-Refueling System
The U.S. Air Force has decided to end the KC-Y program for buying 150 commercial tankers as a bridge to a future Next-Generation Air-Refueling System (NGAS) tanker–the formerly known KC-Z–and […]
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ArmyOshkosh Defense Protesting Army’s Award Of JLTV Re-Compete Deal To AM General
Oshkosh Defense [OSK] announced Monday evening it is protesting the Army’s decision to award the follow-on Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) production contract to AM General. “After participating in the […]
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