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Homeland Security

TSA Beginning Air Cargo Security Pilot Project

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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this month plans to initiate a pilot project that involves inspecting cargo bound for passenger aircraft using existing X-Ray and explosive trace detection (ETD) systems to meet cargo screening requirements imposed by Congress. Under a new Broad Agency Announcement for its Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP), TSA is seeking responses from interested Indirect Air Carriers to volunteer for the pilot project. Last year Congress approved the 9/11 Commission Act, which among other things, calls for…

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 […]