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Homeland Security

TSA Expects All International Air Cargo To Be Screened By 2013

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Thursday, July 1st, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker Despite a congressional mandate that 100 percent of cargo loaded on passenger planes be screened for explosives this year, it won't be until 2013 before this will likely happen, a senior Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official said yesterday. By the end of 2010, TSA estimates that 62 percent of inbound international air cargo will be screened for explosives, John Sammon, assistant administrator for Transportation Sector Network Management at TSA, told the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation…

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 […]