Two years after the White House announced a plan to buy a pair of large electro-optical imaging satellites based on a legacy design, Congress is still considering a less expensive though unproven alternative to meet defense and intelligence needs, U.S. Rep. C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger (D-Md.) said March 15. A final decision on what type of imaging satellites the United States will pursue is likely to be made during the 2012 appropriation and authorization process currently under way, Ruppersberger, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, told reporters after speaking at the Bipartisan Policy Center here.
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