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Homeland Security

Coast Guard, Border Patrol Sign Cooperation Agreement For San Juan Sector

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Friday, November 30th, 2007

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The Border Patrol will permanently assign intelligence agents to the Coast Guard's operations center in San Juan Puerto Rico under a new agreement aimed at improving the flow of information and joint operations between the two Homeland Security agencies. The agreement grew out of the establishment in July 2006 of the Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG) to help stem the flow of illegal migrants from the Dominican Republic across the Mona Passage to the United States territory of Puerto Rico.…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]