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Homeland Security

Dollars Short for Critical Infrastructure Protection, Government Officials Say

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Friday, October 2nd, 2009

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Building resiliency into much of the nation's critical infrastructure is expensive and the money isn't there to harden facilities in case of attacks or other events, federal, state and local officials said at a recent homeland security conference. "We have a national trend of under funding our infrastructure," Pierce Homer, Virginia's secretary of transportation, said at a conference sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association last month. He said the "message today is not resiliency. It's about keeping things from…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]