:

Congress

Homeland Security Committee Passes Border Security Legislation

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 22nd, 2015

SHARE:

Homeland Security Committee Passes Border Security Legislation

Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Committee on Homeland Security as well as co-chair of the Friends of Australia Caucus. (Photo: U.S. House of Representatives)

The House Homeland Security Committee Wednesday night completed its markup of new border security legislation that prescribes a wide range of technology solutions and requires the Department of Homeland Security to begin deploying biometric exit solutions at the nation’s busiest air, land and sea ports within two years of enactment.The Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 (H.R. 399) bill was approved by an 18-12 vote with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed. A similar version of the bill (S.…

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]

Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]

Congress

CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the cost of the Iran war through Aug. 1 as $38 billion and says that the U.S. has likely depleted between one-half and […]