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Homeland Security

L-3, Rapiscan Tighten Grip on AIT Market with New TSA Awards

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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last week awarded L-3 Communications [LLL] and OSI Systems [OSIS] Rapiscan division new task orders for their respective whole body imaging systems, further entrenching the companies as the premier suppliers for now of the technology. TSA awarded L-3 $31.7 million for 202 of the company's ProVision millimeter wave Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) systems, marking the first task order for the systems under a potential $164.7 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract (TR2, Jan. 6). L-3…

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 […]