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Homeland Security

Customs And Border Protection Improves Officer Training, GAO Reports

Gally Articola

Thursday, August 29th, 2013

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Customs And Border Protection Improves Officer Training, GAO Reports

Despite repeated concerns of officer incompetence at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) security check points, the agency has demonstrated improvements in its training, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report (GAO-13-768R) released yesterday. Photo: CBP.gov GAO first made recommendations to CBP, a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in December 2011. CBP had improved training for its new officers, but GAO found that follow-up training for incumbent officers was lacking. GAO also determined that CBP did not have a…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]