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Homeland Security

TSA Begins New Deployments of Body Scanners

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Monday, March 8th, 2010

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The Department of Homeland Security on Friday announced the start to the deployment of 150 whole body imaging systems being supplied by Rapiscan Systems, with the first units to be installed at Boston's Logan International Airport and the next installments at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. In all, DHS identified 11 airports that the Transportation Security Administration will begin deploying the Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) systems supplied by Rapiscan, which is a division of OSI Systems [OSIS]. All 11 airports should…

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 […]