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Homeland Security

TSA Wants To Keep Extending Life Of Explosive Detection Systems, Sanders Says

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, November 27th, 2013

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is looking to get more life out of the explosive detection systems (EDS) it has deployed over the years since 9/11 by installing upgrades in the field if it is cost effective, John Sanders, the agency’s assistant administrator for Security Capabilities, said at the annual American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Aviation Security Summit earlier this month. For years TSA and industry officials have said that the life expectancy of EDS systems was between seven…

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]

Space

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

Upgrades to the GPS ground system–the Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP)–is an option under consideration by the Defense Department’s space acquisition chief, as problems continue in fielding the GPS Next Generation […]