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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 30th, 2021

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Tech Developments

Automatic border control gates. Image: Thales

CLEAR Lands at Sacramento International Airport CLEAR is now offering its identity and expedited security screening services to its members in Terminal A at Sacramento International Airport in California. The company says its biometric-based touchless travel experience is located in 37 airports and 55 venues nationwide. CLEAR confirms travelers using iris recognition, eliminating the need for them to hand their travel documents to a Travel Document Checker during the security screening process. “CLEAR’s technology brings speed and safety to Sacramento…

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]

Space

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

Upgrades to the GPS ground system–the Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP)–is an option under consideration by the Defense Department’s space acquisition chief, as problems continue in fielding the GPS Next Generation […]