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Homeland Security

Firm Installs Screening Equipment for Air Cargo but Business is Slow

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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

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National Cargo Screeners, Inc. (NCSI), a third party Certified Cargo Screening Facility (CCSF), recently installed new X-Ray and Explosive Trace Detection screening equipment to help airlines, freight forwarders and manufacturers meet an Aug. 2010 deadline for the screening of all air cargo for explosives but business is light for now, a company official says. The cargo screening business is relatively "dead" now because airlines aren't charging fees to do the screening themselves and because various exemptions in the current federal…

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 […]

Congress

House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]