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CongressDoD Weighing ‘Potential Improvements’ In Cruise Missile Defense
The U.S. Department of Defense is considering “potential improvements in cruise missile defense” as part of its ballistic missile defense review, according to a nominee for a high-level Pentagon job. […]
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CongressRecent Major Storms Cost Coast Guard $1 Billion, Commandant Says
A wave of hurricanes that smashed portions of the southern U.S. and Puerto Rico in August and September has cost the Coast Guard nearly $1 billion, not to mention impacts […]
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Business/FinancialIndustry Reps Say DHS Can Improve Quality, Timeliness Of Cyber Threat Information Sharing
Private sector participation remains limited in a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) automated cyber threat information sharing program due to a lack of timeliness in the sharing of the threat […]
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CongressIn Mostly Quite Nuke Hearing, Corker Goes to Bat for Modernization
At the end of a mostly civil hearing Tuesday in which former federal officials advised senators against limiting President Donald Trump’s authority to launch nuclear weapons, Trump critic Sen. Bob […]
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CongressDHS Expects To Have New Northern Border Strategy Ready In January
Following the release over the summer of an assessment of threats on the northern border, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in January plans to publish a new strategy for […]
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ArmySenate OKs Esper As Senior Army Civilian
Former Raytheon [RTN] executive Mark Esper was confirmed Nov. 15 as Army secretary, in an 89-6 vote by the Senate. Esper, is the Trump administration’s third pick to become the […]
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CongressSenate Committee Approves Nielsen Nomination To Lead DHS
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee late Tuesday afternoon voted 11 to 4 to advance the nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen to be Secretary of Homeland Security. Four Democrats […]
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CongressKaspersky Products On Systems Of 15 Percent Of Federal Civilian Agencies, DHS Official Says
Preliminary findings of a mandatory review of federal computer networks for the presence of a Russian-made anti-virus software that may actually pose an information security risk show that the products […]
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CongressNASA Delays First SLS Launch By Over A Year
NASA has delayed the first flight of its Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket and Orion crew capsule by over a year, to December 2019, an agency official said Nov. […]
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Homeland Security
Panel Delays Vote On Nielsen Pending Answers To Senators’ Questions
A Senate panel on Thursday postponed a confirmation vote on Kirstjen Nielsen to be the next Secretary of Homeland Security until at least Monday until she supplies answers to nearly […]