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Congress

TSA Tasking Science Academy To Study Health Effects Of X-Ray Body Scanners

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last Friday said it plans to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to examine the health effects of backscatter X-ray-based Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) machines that the agency uses to screen passengers at some aviation security checkpoints. The Academy will convene a committee to review previous studies done to examine the health effects of the backscatter AIT machines and also review the processes that TSA and equipment manufacturers use to estimate radiation exposure to…

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 […]