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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 12th, 2022

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Tech Developments

Leidos ProVision 2 Advanced Imaging Technology scanner. Photo: Leidos

TSA, Leidos Updating AIT Algorithm for Gender Neutrality The Transportation Security Administration is working with Leidos [LDOS], the manufacturer of the body imaging systems used at airport security checkpoints, to update the algorithm with gender neutrality in mind, a move the agency says will increase accuracy and efficiency. The Leidos-supplied Advanced Imaging Technology systems scan for objects hidden inside or underneath the clothing of travelers, providing an alert to TSA officers of an anomaly presented on a specific location of…

Congress

HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill would allow the Air Force to buy more than 267 F-15EX fighters by Boeing [BA] and would extend the […]

Budget

Defense Bill Tries To Block Foreign Shipbuilding, Adds $1 Billion For Second DDG

The final version of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense authorization bill included two amendments pushed by Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) that restrict procuring Navy warships […]

Congress

Replacement Munitions May Not Be One-for-One; May Include New Weapons Chemistries, Wittman Says

As the Pentagon looks to refill inventories of weapons used in Iran and elsewhere, replacements may not be one for one but instead mark a new portfolio mix, according to […]

Congress

HASC Approves $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right To Repair’ Reform

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has approved its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with the panel moving to adopt a bipartisan […]