:

Homeland Security

TSA Pilots Morpho Detection’s MobileTrace in Surface Transportation Modes

DDN

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

SHARE:

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) early in August pilot tested Morpho Detection's MobileTrace and Hardened MobileTrace handheld explosives trace detection system with Transportation Security Officers at a Greyhound bus station, ferry and cruise ship terminals in New Orleans. MobileTrace, which can also detect narcotics, can collect samples using swabs or in vapor mode. In the week long pilot the TSOs used swabs to collect samples from people, their belongings and vehicles. TSA is examining portable explosive trace detectors as it…

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 […]