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Homeland Security

Acting Coast Guard Chief Directs Surge Of Assets To Thwart Illegal Activity Near U.S. Borders

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025

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Acting Coast Guard Chief Directs Surge Of Assets To Thwart Illegal Activity Near U.S. Borders

Fast Response Cutter underway. Photo: Bollinger Shipyards

Shortly after his boss was fired, acting Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday on Tuesday ordered that service operators surge “all available assets” to areas where illegal migrant, drug smuggling, and terrorist activity can be stopped. Lunday’s direction to his operational commanders follows President Donald Trump’s executive orders on Tuesday to secure the nation’s borders. Trump late Monday fired Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan. According to media accounts, she was let go due to border security and recruitment failures,…

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]

Congress

SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

Congress

MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]