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Homeland Security

TSA Requires Airlines To More Quickly Check No Fly List Additions

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Thursday, May 6th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday told airlines that they must recheck their flight manifests within two hours of being told that a "special circumstance" name has been added to the no fly list, a change from the previous 24-hour requirement, quickly instituting one of the lessons learned from would-be bomber Faisal Shahzad's attempt to flee the country Monday night on an international flight. After law enforcement officials had identified Faisal Shahzad as a potential terrorist suspect…

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 […]