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Homeland Security

TSA Plans Solicitation for Credential Authentication-Boarding Pass Scanners

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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a pre-solicitation notice related to the potential purchase, deployment and operational maintenance of about 100 Credential Authentication Technology-Boarding Pass Scanning Systems (CAT-BPSS) with an option to procure up to 2,350. The purpose of CAT-BPSS is to provide TSA with a primary means for automated credential authentication of passenger travel documents and validation of boarding passes. These include forms of identification that are presented to Transportation Security Officers by passengers during the security checkpoint…

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 […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]