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Homeland Security

Former DHS Officials Warn Of Harm From Shutdown; Small Business Concerns Raised

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

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Former DHS Officials Warn Of Harm From Shutdown; Small Business Concerns Raised

Peter Neffenger, former TSA Administrator during the Obama administration. Photo: TSA

The ongoing lapse in funding for nearly a quarter of the federal government, including the Department of Homeland Security, is impacting training, mission readiness and response, and the rollout of new technologies, former DHS officials said on Thursday as part of a panel discussion hosted by House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.). In a separate event on Thursday hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, officials representing the private sector raised concerns that the shutdown is also hurting…

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