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House Homeland Security Committee Report Cites Waste In DHS Field Operations

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016

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House Homeland Security Committee Report Cites Waste In DHS Field Operations

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hasn’t made adequate progress in gaining efficiencies in its field operations, leaving millions of dollars of potential savings on the table, according to a new report by the Republican Staff of the House Homeland Security Committee.“Despite being the Nation’s third largest federal department, DHS continues to struggle with legacy challenges from its initial integration of 22 different Federal departments and agencies,” says the Aug. 2 report, Streamlining the Department of Homeland Security’s Overhead Will…

Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

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Congress

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Army

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Unmanned Systems

Counter-Drone Needs Will Be Addressed In Next NDAA Based On Iran War Lessons, Banks Says

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