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Hearing On Boston Bombings Points To Lapses In Information Sharing By Feds, Value Of Grant Funding

Gally Articola

Friday, May 10th, 2013

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Prior to the terrorist bombings last month in Boston, federal authorities did not share any information they had with law enforcement authorities in the city or state that Russian intelligence officials had provided some type of warning to the FBI about one of the alleged attackers and that the agency had opened an investigation into the individual, according to a May 9 congressional testimony by Massachusetts officials. Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis told the House Homeland Security Committee that he…

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House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

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Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

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Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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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 […]