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TSA Adds New Submission Date for TWIC Reader Pilot

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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

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Under an existing Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is beginning round two of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Reader Pilot Initial Capability Evaluation (ICE) as part of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) development of final regulations for card readers. TSA is interested in receiving information on both fixed and handheld readers. Once the results of the pilot tests are known, TSA will begin a process for a Final Reader Assessment (FRA), which will establish…

Congress

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 […]

Congress

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 […]

Congress

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 […]