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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…

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HASC Wants Info On Army’s Plans To Pursue Autonomous Aerial Delivery, Surface Vessels For Logistics

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) added several measures to its version of the next defense policy bill seeking more details from the Army on efforts to develop future logistics […]

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McConnell: “Safe To Conclude There Will Not Be A Third Reconciliation Bill”

Two top GOP senators on the Senate Appropriations Committee are opposing a third reconciliation bill. The Trump administration’s total $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense request is split between $1.15 […]

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HASC’s Final FY ‘27 NDAA Expands Systems Eligible For Multi-Years, Includes LTAMDS, IBCS, ARRW

House defense authorizers added a measure to their version of the next defense policy bill that would expand the list of weapons platforms eligible for multi-year contracts, to include the […]

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HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill would allow the Air Force to buy more than 267 F-15EX fighters by Boeing [BA] and would extend the […]