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Congress

Bipartisan Bill Introduced In House To Reform TSA Acquisition Process

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, July 22nd, 2013

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A small group of Republicans and Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee has introduced a bill to reform the acquisition process at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) by calling for a multi-year acquisition plan, making better use of equipment inventories, and better justifying the need to buy new systems in the first place. U.S. Capitol The Transportation Security Administration Acquisition Reform Act (H.R. 2719) requires the agency to develop a multi-year strategic plan for buying security-related technologies to include security risks…

Congress

House Authorizers Retain Battleship Funding, But Want Nuclear-Power Report

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Congress

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Space

NRO Nominee: “We Have To Look Differently At Our Requirements”

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has said that it has launched more than 200 proliferated low Earth orbit satellites in the last two years to supplement the costly high-end systems […]