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DHS IG Office Beset With Raft Of “Long-Standing” Challenges, GAO Finds

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, April 21st, 2021

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DHS IG Office Beset With Raft Of “Long-Standing” Challenges, GAO Finds

The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog is struggling with a range of “long-standing management and operational challenges” ranging from frequent leadership turnover and a lack of strategic planning to inadequate quality assurance and taking too long to complete reports, says another auditing agency, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which reports to Congress. “Our review has identified…a wide range of challenges at the Office of Inspector General,” Chris Currie, director of Homeland Security and Justice at GAO, told the House…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]