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DHS Sees ‘Substantial Reductions’ In Contractor Workforce Over Three Years

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Friday, May 21st, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker Over the next three years, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expects to make "substantial reductions" in its contractor workforce as it seeks to find the best mix of federal employees to perform inherently governmental work, a department official told a Senate panel yesterday. DHS last year began its effort to in-source critical government work and more recently completed a pilot project that examined whether there were enough federal workers within its Office of the Chief Information…

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 […]

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House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]