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Border Hawk Rep. Mark Green To Chair House Homeland Security Committee

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, January 9th, 2023

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Border Hawk Rep. Mark Green To Chair House Homeland Security Committee

Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Twitter photo.

The House Republican Steering Committee on Monday chose Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) to be the new chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, topping Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) for the position. Border security, to no one’s surprise, will be the committee’s main focus area amid Republican criticisms that Biden administration policies have encouraged a wave of illegal immigration to the U.S. “For the sake of our national security and homeland security, ending the border crisis President Biden created is our top…

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With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]