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Homeland Security

TSA Deploys COBRA at BWI

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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last week began piloting Analogic's [ALOG] COBRA automated-explosive detection system (EDS) at a checkpoint serving Southwest Airlines at Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport. In August TSA began piloting a COBRA system at Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport. Unlike with the X-Ray Advanced Technology machines that TSA is buying for widespread deployment at airport checkpoints, in the Auto-EDS pilots passengers do not have to remove laptop computers from their cases nor do they have to divest their…

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]

Congress

SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

Congress

MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]