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CongressDHS Developing Plans For BUR Initiatives Support FY ’12 Request, Lute Says
By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing plans to implement the 44 initiatives and enhancements contained in its new Bottom Up Review (BUR) in support of […]
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Senate Appropriators Approve $43.8 Billion Homeland Security Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee last week approved a $43.8 billion FY ’11 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security following the mark-up of the bill by the Homeland Security […]
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UAS Pilot, Sensor Operator Shortages Are Near-Term Challenges For CBP
By Calvin Biesecker Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operates the second largest fleet of Predator unmanned aircraft systems behind the Air Force and has amassed nearly 7,000 flight hours on […]
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Air ForceSenate Appropriators Trim Overall Pentagon Budget By $8.1 Billion
By Emelie Rutherford A Senate budget-writing panel agreed yesterday to cut President Barack Obama’s proposed level of Pentagon funding, and a House committee could do the same thing next week. […]
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Louisiana Pols Want More Amphibs Built At Avondale To Delay Closure
By Emelie Rutherford Louisiana politicians are pushing to have Northrop Grumman [NOC] build two more Navy amphibious ships than planned at its ill-fated Avondale facility, and defense-minded lawmakers are busy […]
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Coast Guard, FEMA Get Lift In House Bill
The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee’s mark-up last Thursday of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) FY ’11 budget added $254.5 million in discretionary spending to the request, with the […]
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House Appropriations Panel Provides $43.9 Billion To DHS; TSA Gets Boost
By Calvin Biesecker The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee yesterday allotted $43.9 billion to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’11, representing a $1.1 billion, or 2.6 increase, […]
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House Committee Approves WMD Legislation
By Calvin Biesecker The House Homeland Security Committee yesterday unanimously approved several bipartisan bills including one aimed at improving the nation’s preparedness and response to threats from biological weapons and […]
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SBInet Continues To Struggle, GAO Says
By Calvin Biesecker For all the changes it made in its program management structure, the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) electronic border security fence called SBInet continues to struggle, a […]
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Several House Homeland Security Members Back Lieberman, Collins Cyber Bill
By Calvin Biesecker Several members of the House Homeland Security Committee yesterday said they would back new legislation proposed in the Senate that would give the Department of Homeland Security […]