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Defense
GAO lashes U.S. effort to employ Russian weapons scientists
Energy Department program was intended to keep scientists from selling information or assistance to other nations.
Defense
European ports install radiation detectors as U.S. delays
Just last week, U.S. officials announced that the Homeland Security Department is slowing plans to roll out 1,400 monitors, each costing nearly $400,000.
Defense
Lawmakers propose nuclear plant no-fly zones
Regulatory commission and Homeland Security officials say existing measures are sufficient.
Defense
DHS aims to spur innovation in radiation detection
Office is asking universities to work on finding shielded material, detecting material at greater distances, miniaturizing detectors and improving analysis.
Defense
Coast Guard considering drones to watch long coastlines
Planes would be able to linger over stretches of coast and improve the tracking of small vessels that are less than 300 gross tons, official says.
Defense
DHS official pushes launch of new nuclear detectors
Detectors carry a hefty price tag of $350,000 per unit, a big increase over the $80,000 the current machines cost.
Defense
DHS seeks help investigating nuclear detection gaps
Industry, academic and government experts would study existing holes, in part by attempting to think like potential terrorists.
Defense
DHS considers nuclear detector tests in New York
New technology would operate alongside current detectors and officials would evaluate the rate of false alarms.
Defense
Legislators propose measure to speed up biodefense program
Program’s limited progress has attracted the attention of representatives on the House Homeland Security Committee.
Defense
Auditor cites progress resolving flaws in Biowatch program
House Homeland Security Committee still plans to revisit the program this year.
Defense
New DHS disaster preparedness ads play down terrorism
Homeland Security officials say the agency is now moving toward an “all hazards” campaign.
Defense
CBO: Missile defense spending to peak in 2016 at $15 billion
Government has spent billions on a missile shield designed to protect the United States and its allies, but the program has yet to create an operational defense according to critics.
Tech
Group modifies preparedness Web site after DHS complains
Alternate site created by intern looked too much like the original, leaving the potential for confusion, lawyer argued.
Defense
Lawmakers may cut nuclear detection office funding
Senate committee recommends cutting more than $93 million from President Bush’s $535 million budget request for the office.
Defense
DHS plans new nuclear detectors at ports
By 2011, department expects to have 1,400 new screening devices deployed at both ports and border crossings.
