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Mayorkas Unifies Security Command Authority For DHS Headquarters

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, May 21st, 2014

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Clarifying the roles and responsibilities for securing the headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), deputy secretary Alejandro Mayorkas approved a proposal that gives complete security responsibility to the department’s chief security officer and puts the Federal Protective Service (FPS), which typically is in charge of security federal civilian buildings, in a subordinate role. The May 1 memo that originated with Greg Marshall, the DHS chief security officer, and was approved by Mayorkas, said there is no “clear unity…

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Senior GOP HASC Members Wittman, Turner Ousted Amid Dems’ Blue Wave

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Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off

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As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

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