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Homeland Security

DHS To Evaluate Rapid DNA Technology On Southwest Border To Stop Fraud And Human Trafficking

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, May 1st, 2019

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) next week plan to conduct a limited pilot evaluation of biometric technology based on DNA analysis to determine whether alien family units entering the U.S. from Mexico are indeed related to help stop fraud and to thwart human trafficking, Department of Homeland Security officials said in Wednesday. CBP and ICE will use a relatively new technology called Rapid DNA, which can determine in less than two hours of a…

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 […]