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Homeland Security

CBP Program To Detect Tunnels Lacks DHS-wide Focus, Maturity, IG Says

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, October 4th, 2012

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is in the process of creating a program office for tunnel detection technology but the agency still needs to show how it will consider the needs of another Homeland Security agency with responsibility for illegal cross border tunnel activity and complete the proper documentation, the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General says in a recent report. Since 2008, CBP has been exploring potential technologies that can detect illicit tunnels, first through market research of commercial…

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

Congress

House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]

Congress

Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

Senate appropriators have pressed Pentagon leadership on the decision to include funds in the Iran war supplemental request for items beyond the current military operation, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]