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Homeland Security

TSA Deploys L-3’s Provision for Primary Screening

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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun using L-3 Communications' [LLL] ProVision millimeter wave whole body imaging system in primary screening mode in lieu of using metal detectors at a checkpoint in Tulsa International Airport, Okla., as part of an ongoing pilot project using the millimeter wave imaging technology. The use of the imaging system in a primary screening application is a new twist in the piloting of the system, which up until now has been used as a voluntary…

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

Congress

House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]