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Acting CBP Chief Says Overseas Container Screening Mandate Needs Reconsidering

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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker A congressional mandate requiring all maritime shipping containers be electronically scanned at foreign ports prior to departing for the United States needs to be "thoughtfully reconsidered," the acting commissioner for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told Congress yesterday. Those remarks by Jayson Ahern follow testimony in February by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who said that meeting the 2012 deadline for screening 100 percent of all U.S.-bound sea containers would be unlikely (Defense Daily, Feb. 26). However,…

Congress

Dem Lawmakers Want To Codify Trump’s Push For More Defense Contractor Accountability

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Unmanned Systems

In Response To Flag Concerns, DoD Looks To Reduce Drone Prices, As Order for 30,000 Looms

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Pentagon

Amid Questions On Weapons Stockpiles, Caine Says U.S. Has ‘Sufficient’ Munitions For Iran Operation

Pentagon leaders on Wednesday sought to quell concerns over the rate at which the U.S. is employing critical munitions in its military strike campaign against Iran, with lawmakers also pressing […]

Congress

SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]