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Congress

House Passes Bills Related To Border Security, DHS Management

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, November 30th, 2012

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The House on Tuesday passed several homeland security-related bills including one to assess the management structure at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and another requiring an annual report to Congress on the number of miles of land and maritime border that are under operational control. The DHS Accountability Act of 2012 (H.R. 5913) establishes an independent advisory panel to assess the management structure and capabilities of DHS and make recommendations to Congress to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of…

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Congress

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Army

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Congress

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