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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyTRANSCOM Leader Urges Congress to Fund Aging Air Force Tankers ID’ed for Retirement in 2021
U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) is asking lawmakers to buy back the majority of aging aerial refuelers that had been tagged for rapid retirement in the fiscal year 2021 budget request, […]
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BudgetProposed Cut To CISA’s Cyber Budget Due In Part To 2021 Being Election Off-Year, Wolf Says
A proposed $250 million reduction for cyber security efforts in the fiscal year 2021 budget request for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is in part due to the […]
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BudgetEUCOM Requests Two More Destroyers, Commander Says Rota is Ready to Receive
The head of U.S. European Command (EUCOM) said his area of responsibility is ready to receive two additional guided missile destroyers to further deter Russian aggression, should Congress approve the […]
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BudgetCBP To Significantly Expand Cargo, Vehicle Screening On Southwest Border, DHS Chief Says
By 2023 the U.S. government will significantly expand the percentages of commercial and passenger vehicles entering the U.S. through land parts of entry on the southwest border as the Department […]
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BudgetSASC Members Push for More Defensive Hypersonic Development Funds in FY ’21 Budget
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) appeared supportive of more Defense Department investment in defensive hypersonic capabilities during a recent hearing, citing Russia and China’s successful development of […]
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BudgetLawmakers Slam Pentagon Request to Divert Military Equipment Funds to Border Wall
Democrats on Capitol Hill were quick to respond to the new reprogramming request from the Pentagon, which would divert $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2020 defense appropriations funds to the […]
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CongressHASC Minority Leader Concerned Over Reduced Basic Research Funds in FY ’21 Request
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Ranking Member Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) wants to make sure that the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2021 request for more research-and-development prototyping funds does not come […]
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CongressHouse Panel Advances Cyber, Border Security, DHS Acquisition Bills
The House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday morning quickly passed 10 bipartisan bills, including measures to bolster cyber security for state and local governments, to strengthen the Department of Homeland […]
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CongressHouse Passes Bills For Drone And Port Security
The House on Monday evening unanimously passed two drone security bills, one prohibiting the Department of Homeland Security from buying certain foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and other requiring the […]
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CongressCBP Not Finding Demographic Bias In Use Of Face Recognition, Official Says
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues to get match rates between 97 and 98 percent with its use of facial comparison technology where it is deployed to track the entry […]