Transportation
The
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently launched a public
awareness campaign to educate travelers on the agency’s new identification
requirements.
Starting Oct. 1,
2020, anyone who flies will be required to present a REAL ID-compliant driver’s
license, or another... Read More »
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is constantly working to identify screening issues, but while covert tests have improved, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) attests that operations could be bettered, especially since one new process used by TSA is not working... Read More »
The House Congressional Joint Strike Fighter Caucus
recently sent a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House Armed
Service Committee and the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee urging them
to support the F-35 Lightning II program.
The F-35 is a stealth military aircraft.... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Doug Jones (D-AL)
introduced a bill to create pilot scholarship programs for qualified members of
the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC).
The Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited (CAVU) Act is named
after the renowned pilots' acronym to describe ideal... Read More »
A $96.8 million computed tomography (CT) systems contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was awarded last week to Smiths Detection, Inc.
The contract will cover the next five years, over which 300 CT systems and their affiliated equipment will be deployed at various... Read More »
A Mississippi-based ambulance company is espousing the benefits of partnering with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) to enhance communication and coverage.
AAA Ambulance Service in Hattiesburg, Miss., subscribed to FirstNet to aid in connecting its 24-hour emergency and... Read More »
Huntington
Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division recently received a $1.47
billion, fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy for the design and
construction of another amphibious transport dock.
The ship will be
a San Antonio class vessel,
supporting Marine Air Ground Task Forces... Read More »
Air Force officials maintain training with the Air Mobility Command (AMC) expands the proficiency level of those who work with the CV-22 Osprey aircraft.
“We are very familiar with our own Air Force Special Operations Command counterparts and have a habitual relationship of getting fuel from... Read More »
The Department of
Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have collaborated to develop the
Opacity and Complexity Analysis Software Tool (OCAST).
OCAST will be
used to assist X-ray operators in determining possible... Read More »
The U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) ports of entry in Arizona are urging travelers to
prepare for the upcoming Spring Break by enrolling in trusted traveler programs
and using Ready Lanes.
Non-immigrant
visa, passport holders are urged to apply for tourist permits online.
To use... Read More »
Lockheed Martin officials are preparing a pair of Sikorsky-built HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters (CRH) for flight tests at the facility's West Palm Beach site in Florida.
“Having these initial HH-60W helicopters in West Palm Beach for flight test is an exciting time for the Sikorsky team,”... Read More »
The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life
Cycle Management Command recently placed a $75 million order with Oshkosh
Defense, a tactical wheeled vehicles and life cycle sustainment services
company.
The order is for 354 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
(FMTV) A1P2 trucks and... Read More »
Federal lawmakers are focused on deterring domestic terrorism, which now ranks alongside — or possibly even eclipses — the prevention of global extremist threats against the nation, said U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
“What’s on our minds a lot now is... Read More »
A total of 50 full-time and part-time positions with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will see applicants fast-tracked during a one-day event at the Boston Logan International Airport in March.
The move, undertaken in advance of increased travel generally seen during the summer... Read More »
A group of Republican senators recently urged President Donald Trump to fully fund the F-35 fighter jet as opposed to investing in F-15X.
“We are extremely concerned that, over the last few years,
the DoD (Department of Defense) has underfunded the F-35 Program and relied on
Congress to fund... Read More »
Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) are imploring the Department of Transportation (DOT) to enforce their travel safety law, which they maintain is not currently being applied as required.
The Saracini Aviation Act requires the installation of a secondary cockpit barrier between the... Read More »
Reps. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Nita Lowey (D-NY) recently introduced a measure designed to provide Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening workforce employees the same worker rights and protections afforded to other federal workers.
The Rights for Transportation Security... Read More »
Oshkosh Defense was awarded a $232.7 million contract from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to rebuild and refurbish vehicles in the Army’s Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV) fleet.
Oshkosh will rebuild, or recapitalize, 407 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical... Read More »
A bipartisan bill recently introduced in the U.S. House would require the installation of secondary cockpit barriers on existing commercial aircraft to prevent terrorist attacks.
The barriers would be lightweight wire-mesh gates installed between the passenger cabin and the cockpit door. The... Read More »
The joint U.S.-U.K. Swarm and Search AI Challenge: 2019 Fire Hack challenges research teams to discover ways unmanned aerial systems can be used in search and rescue missions.
The challenge is sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the United Kingdom Defence Science and... Read More »
Despite a requirement for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to justify technology purchases costing more than $30 million at least 30 days before awarding a contract, the TSA did not submit its first justifications until last August, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)... Read More »
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, sent a letter Monday to David Pekoske, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) administrator, inquiring about how the government shutdown is affecting agency employees.
The partial government shutdown has... Read More »
The Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Shipbuilding Division has been awarded contracts totaling more than $930 million to build two additional National Security Cutters for the Coast Guard.
Officials said the fixed-price incentive contracts are valued at $468.75 million for NSC 10 and $462.13... Read More »
The first certified third-party canine team began screening air cargo for explosive devices last week, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said.
The development of standards for the use of third-party canines for air cargo screening fulfills a requirement in the TSA Modernization... Read More »
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released 10 recommendations to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) administrator regarding pipeline security efforts.
The nation’s interstate pipeline system, which spans more than 2.7 million miles, is used to transport... Read More »
Denver International Airport, in partnership with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), recently became the first airport in the nation to operate next generation Enhanced Advanced Imaging Technology for checkpoint security screening.
The technology uses Advanced Imaging Technology,... Read More »
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Blue Campaign is sharing resources with United Airlines in a new partnership meant to counter human trafficking.
Under this joint endeavor, the Blue Campaign’s awareness materials will be co-branded with United Airlines and used to support that... Read More »
The Transportation Security Administration released Tuesday its first Cybersecurity Roadmap, a guide that prioritizes the administration’s cybersecurity efforts.
The guide highlights efforts both within the TSA and the transportation systems sector. It is part of the 2018-2026 TSA Strategy... Read More »
Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program recently completed planned Phase II receiver certification flight tests.
The certification comes after three weeks of flights with F-15E aircraft from Edwards Air Force Base in California. Testing began in April with Boeing and U.S. Air Force KC-46 crews... Read More »
AAR recently secured a five-year, $51 million U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) contract to perform support services for Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System Boeing 737 series aircraft.
The agreement covers maintenance and logistical work for the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation... Read More »
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued three recommendations to improve how the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) inspects air carriers and assesses foreign airports in regards to U.S.-bound air cargo.
The GAO examined the TSA’s screening process to monitor the... Read More »
Thanksgiving 2018 was the busiest travel period in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA)17-year history.
More than 25.6 million passengers and crew members were screened, a 6 percent increase from 2017, and more than 15 million bags were checked.
The busiest travel day in... Read More »
The Transportation Security Administration recently unveil new Automated Screening Lanes (ASLs) at San Francisco International Airport’s (SFO) Terminal 3.
ASLs moves passengers faster and more efficiently through security checkpoints. The technology does this in several ways. United Airlines... Read More »
Sandia National Laboratories is pushing U.S. development of autonomous hypersonic aircraft, using a unique wind tunnel and advanced laser diagnostic technology to get there.
The goal is to advance aircraft past five times the speed of sound. It is a top national defense priority, and as such, a... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced it would be expanding and relocating its Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Global Entry Enrollment Center.
The center’s improvements will double the number of applicants processed by allowing CBP officers to conduct up to 10... Read More »
