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Homeland Security

DHS IG Nominee Cuffari Asserts Independence

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 5th, 2019

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DHS IG Nominee Cuffari Asserts Independence

Joseph Cuffari, President Trump’s nominee to be Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, told a Senate panel on Tuesday that if confirmed he will be an independent investigator who will remain accountable to Congress. “I view the role of the Inspector General as a non-partisan, fact finder to lay out the truth as the facts are presented,” Cuffari told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at his confirmation hearing. Priority investigations will be based on immediate…

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 […]