Congress
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CongressSenate Approves Bill Supporting Middle East Allies, Rebuking Rapid Troop Withdrawals in Region
The Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that advocates for strong support for U.S. allies in the Middle East and critiques the Trump administrations plans to rapidly withdraw troops from […]
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Air ForceLight Attack Aircraft Program Deprioritized for National Defense Strategy, Air Force Official Says
The Air Force has opted to push back the light attack aircraft (LAA) program to procure an off-the-shelf aircraft for use in close-air support and counterinsurgency missions over the next […]
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CyberHassan, Portman Introduce Bill For DHS To Maintain Cyber Hunt Teams
Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) last week reintroduced legislation directing the Department of Homeland Security to create teams that would help other federal agencies and the private […]
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Congress
Freshman Lawmakers Fill Up HASC-D Vice Chair Seats
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Feb. 1 announced the lineup of subcommittee vice chairs for the 116th Congress, and all six are lawmakers who were just elected to Congress […]
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Homeland SecurityHouse Democrats Unveil DHS Spending Proposal That Emphasizes Technology For Border Security
House Democrats on Thursday unveiled a $55.8 billion proposal for the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal year 2019 that emphasizes technology, but no physical barrier, to enhance border security […]
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BudgetCSIS Experts: Expect a Continuing Resolution to Begin Fiscal Year 2020
There is an overwhelming likelihood that the fiscal year 2020 budget cycle will launch with a continuing resolution, and the odds grow greater if the presidential budget release is delayed, […]
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Homeland SecurityHouse Dems Developing New Homeland Security Bill to Include Coast Guard’s Icebreaker
House Democrats are putting the finishing touches on a new legislative proposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security that would include technological improvements at critical points of entry as […]
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Congress
House Homeland Security Subcommittee Leaders Named
The House Homeland Security Committee named its subcommittee chairs Tuesday, one day after the committee’s Republican leadership announced its ranking members and following a reorganization of the subcommittee’s jurisdictions. Rep. […]
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Homeland SecurityPentagon to Deploy Thousands More Troops to Southern Border as Dem-Led HASC Questions Merit
The Pentagon is preparing to send several thousand more active duty troops to support Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) personnel at the U.S. southern border, the department’s top civilian said […]
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Budget
GAO Reports Offers Alternatives to Current OCO Funding Method
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) proposes four alternative methods for lawmakers to separate base military funding from overseas contingency operations (OCO) dollars as Congress prepares for […]