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Homeland Security

TSA Examining Backscatter Technology Again in New Pilot Test

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun a two-month pilot test of whole body imaging systems--one based on active millimeter wave technology and the other on backscatter X-Rays--in a primary screening role at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and George Bush (Houston) Intercontinental Airport. The tests will include L-3 Communications' [LLL] ProVision millimeter wave system, of which TSA currently has over 30 systems being used in ongoing pilot tests at airport checkpoints, and OSI Systems [OSIS] Rapiscan Systems division's Secure 1000…

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]

Space

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

Upgrades to the GPS ground system–the Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP)–is an option under consideration by the Defense Department’s space acquisition chief, as problems continue in fielding the GPS Next Generation […]