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Homeland Security

Sandia Researchers Develop Simulation Tool to Aid Future Border Security Plans

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Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

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Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed an advanced gaming and simulation platform to help Customs and Border Protection (CBP) evaluate various technologies that could aid border security between ports of entry in the future. The Borders High Level Model (HLM) is a tool that is aimed at "systems architecting" to help CBP develop the "right suite of technologies, operations and policies and all of these things that make up the border security system," Jason Reinhardt, Sandia's Borders HLM project…

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 […]

Congress

House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]