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Katko Wants TSA To Look At Bolstering Innovation Task Force Effort

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, April 27th, 2017

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Katko Wants TSA To Look At Bolstering Innovation Task Force Effort

Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.), ranking member of the House Homeland Security Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation Subcommittee.

The chairman of a House subcommittee that oversees the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wants the agency to look at the additional staff and resources it would need to strengthen a year-old task force charged with bringing new capabilities and technologies aimed at strengthening aviation security and at the same time improving efficiencies.Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Transportation and Protective Services Subcommittee, said at a hearing on Thursday that he would like TSA’s response within a…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]