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Army

Next-Generation Of Defense Biometric Collection Devices Will Likely Be Off-The-Shelf, DoD Biometrics Lead Says

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, September 23rd, 2016

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Next-Generation Of Defense Biometric Collection Devices Will Likely Be Off-The-Shelf, DoD Biometrics Lead Says

TAMPA, Fla.—By the time the Army decides on its next-generation of handheld and portable biometrics collection devices in the coming years, the choice will probably be for items that have already been developed and can be acquired commercially, the chief of the Defense Department’s Biometrics Project Management Office said this week.Biometrics technology has advanced so rapidly and industry is demonstrating and offering solutions now that are better than currently fielded capabilities and will continue to be improved upon by the…

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 […]