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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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Six F-35Bs Delivered Without Radars Thus Far, Program Director Says

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Baldwin Concerned With Army’s JLTV ‘Mismanagement,’ Seeks Support For Marines’ Procurement Plans

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SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]