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Boehner Committed To Consolidating House Oversight Of DHS, Rogers Says

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

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House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has agreed to reduce the number of House committees that have oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, although it is unclear how far the Republican leader will go in consolidating congressional jurisdiction of the department within the Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said on Monday. Boehner plans to consolidate the fragmented oversight of DHS within the House by the end of the current Congress, which would be late 2012, or early…

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‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

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