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Homeland Security

TSA Expanding Use of Canines For Air Cargo, Mass Transit Security

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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said last week that it will train and certify 400 new explosive detection canine teams for use in mass transit systems and for sniffing out potential explosives threats in air cargo bound for passenger aircraft. The new teams will complement the 496 TSA-certified state and local law enforcement canine teams currently deployed to 70 airports and 14 mass transit systems nationwide. A team consists of a handler and a bomb sniffing dog. "Canine teams are…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]