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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

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 […]