Congress
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CongressTrump Administration Working New Proposals To Counter Domestic UAS Threats
The Trump administration is developing a second set of proposed legislative authorities to allow relevant federal departments and agencies the ability to counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in domestic airspace, […]
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CongressNew Immigration Bill Appears To Balance Physical Barriers, Technology Deployments
An immigration bill introduced late Wednesday afternoon by four House Republicans includes attempts to balance deployments of physical barriers and technology for border security purposes, including technologies at and between […]
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House Passes Bill To Reauthorize NSA’s 702 Warrantless Surveillance Program
The House passed a bill Thursday reauthorizing a controversial National Security Agency (NSA) authority to conduct warrantless surveillance against foreign suspects outside of the U.S. Lawmakers voted 256-164 across party […]
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CongressRep. Hice Named to House Armed Services Committee
Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.) has been appointed to the House Armed Services Committee to replace Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), who recently resigned from Congress. Hice, a long-time minister, has been […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Hearing To Probe Possible Fixes For Navy Ship Woes
The House Armed Services Committee’s readiness and seapower panels plan to hold a joint hearing Jan. 18 to scrutinize how the Navy will remedy problems that led to a series […]
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SpaceSpaceX Says Its Rocket Did Not Doom Zuma Spacecraft
SpaceX insisted Jan. 9 that its Falcon 9 launch vehicle, which lifted off two days earlier with the U.S. government’s secretive Zuma payload, was not to blame for the apparent failure […]
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CongressHouse Passes Bevy Of Homeland Security Bills
The House on Tuesday approved a number of homeland security bills, including ones related to cyber security, aviation security and counter-terrorism. The SAFE TECH Act (H.R. 4561), introduced by Rep. […]
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CongressSen. Scott Named To Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will fill a vacancy on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Jan. 9. Scott will replace former Sen. Luther […]
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House Considering Legislation To Reauthorize Warrantless Foreign Surveillance Authority
The House is considering legislation this week to re-authorize an intelligence community (IC) surveillance law that allows for the warrantless collection of foreign suspects’ communications outside of U.S. borders. Lawmakers […]
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Air ForceAir Force Mulling How To Meet Hill Mandate To Kill New Space Directorate
The U.S. Air Force is evaluating how to implement a congressional requirement that it disband its new space operations directorate, service Secretary Heather Wilson said Jan. 5. “We will comply […]