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Homeland Security

Border Patrol Looking To Acquire New Capabilities Rapidly, Official Says

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

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Border Patrol Looking To Acquire New Capabilities Rapidly, Official Says

Elbit Systems of America offering for the Border Patrol's requirement for a mobile, modular surveillance system. Photo: Calvin Biesecker

SAN ANTONIO, Texas—To meet rapidly evolving threats on the nation’s borders, the Border Patrol wants to obtain new technologies and capabilities faster than ever using non-traditional procurement processes so that front line operators can evaluate what works for them and what doesn’t and then move quickly into acquiring systems to be deployed, a Border Patrol agent said this week. “One of the biggest challenges we have is putting stuff in the hands of the operators as soon as we can,”…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

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Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

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Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

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