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Democratic Bill Aims To Boost Oversight Of Private Airport Screeners

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

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Several Democrats last Friday introduced bills in the House and Senate that would increase oversight and training of private security screeners at the nation’s airports. The Contract Screener Reform and Accountability Act (H.R. 1455) is a response to higher costs for maintaining the contract screeners and security breaches that are occurring on a regular basis at airports where these screeners are used, according to the bill’s sponsors, Rep. Benny Thompson (D-Miss.), ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, Rep.…

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Senior GOP HASC Members Wittman, Turner Ousted Amid Dems’ Blue Wave

Two senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, including a potential frontrunner for the panel’s top GOP role, have officially lost their reelection bids. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and […]

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Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off

Democrats’ sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterms, taking back control of the House and Senate, are set to reshape key spots atop defense committees, to include House Armed Services panels and […]

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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 […]