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Homeland Security

OSI Systems Touts Opportunities with New Cargo Scanning Business Model

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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

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A recent contract award from the Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA) calling for Rapiscan to provide turnkey container screening services on a fee-per-scan basis is creating potential new opportunities for the company as international ports explore ways to meet U.S. mandates for cargo screening in the future, say officials from parent company OSI Systems [OSIS]. The new model "substantially expands the size of the market we address by opening new opportunities for customers who are not in the market for…

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 […]