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House Panel Approves TSA Authorization Bill

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Friday, May 15th, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker The House Committee on Homeland Security yesterday approved a bill authorizing appropriations for the Transportation Security Administration during the next two fiscal years along with a slew of policy recommendations and reporting requirements such as incorporating the Registered Traveler (RT) program into the agency risk-based aviation security operations. The bill, entitled Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act (H.R. 2200), is the first authorization bill for TSA since the agency was stood up following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The…

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HASC’s Final FY ‘27 NDAA Expands Systems Eligible For Multi-Years, Includes LTAMDS, IBCS, ARRW

House defense authorizers added a measure to their version of the next defense policy bill that would expand the list of weapons platforms eligible for multi-year contracts, to include the […]

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HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill would allow the Air Force to buy more than 267 F-15EX fighters by Boeing [BA] and would extend the […]

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Defense Bill Tries To Block Foreign Shipbuilding, Adds $1 Billion For Second DDG

The final version of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense authorization bill included two amendments pushed by Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) that restrict procuring Navy warships […]

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Replacement Munitions May Not Be One-for-One; May Include New Weapons Chemistries, Wittman Says

As the Pentagon looks to refill inventories of weapons used in Iran and elsewhere, replacements may not be one for one but instead mark a new portfolio mix, according to […]