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Homeland Security

DHS Taking Two Paths in Developing ATR Algorithms for Body Imagers

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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

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In the quest to enhance the whole body imaging technology that is being deployed to the nation's airports the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is taking two approaches in fostering the development of software that can automatically detect objects concealed on a person's body, a department official says. The Transportation Security Administration is currently working with the suppliers of the Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) machines to develop the Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) algorithms, James Tuttle, head of the Explosives Division…

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 […]