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Homeland Security

Democratic Senators Oppose Proposal To Allow DHS To Collect DNA From Migrants

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

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Democratic Senators Oppose Proposal To Allow DHS To Collect DNA From Migrants

Eleven U.S. senators, including five running to be the Democratic nominee for president in 2020, say they oppose a proposal by the Trump administration to restore authority to the Department of Homeland Security to collect DNA samples from migrants that have been detained after entering the U.S. In their Oct. 30 letter to Attorney General Robert Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, the senators charge that “the real rationale for this new policy appears to be the Trump…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]