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Panel Begins Markup Of DHS Bill That Bolsters Acquisition Oversight, Consolidates Offices

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

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In its first markup of a comprehensive Homeland Security Authorization Bill since the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stood up in 2003, a Senate panel yesterday began debate on a bill that aims to provide more consistency and oversight to the process of reviewing investments, eliminates several offices and combines several screening programs into one new office. In the area of acquisition, the DHS Authorization Act of 2011 (S. 1546) would make permanent the existing Acquisition Review Board (ARB), which…

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