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Homeland Security

TSA Shortly Plans To Solicit For Next-Generation Identify Verification Device

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, May 9th, 2022

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TSA Shortly Plans To Solicit For Next-Generation Identify Verification Device

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in late May expects to release a solicitation for a new variant of its Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) device that authenticates passenger identification documents, validates flight reservations and checks the security screening status for each passenger at airport security checkpoints. The agency last Friday also made available a revised operational requirements document and functional requirements document for the CAT-2 system. The documents are classified as sensitive security information and can only be viewed by persons…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

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 […]