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Homeland Security

TSA Readying For New Round of EDS Purchases

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Friday, May 22nd, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week began conducting market research for a new procurement round for explosives detection systems (EDS) that screen checked baggage at airports for bombs, outlining three categories of throughput requirements including high-speed systems that can scan bags faster than existing equipment. The Request for Information (RFI) issued through the FedBizOpps.gov website "signals intent of where we're going with the EDS machines," Robin Kane, acting assistant administrator for the Office of Process Technology,…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]