:

Senate Appropriators Fence $13M in DHS Management Funds Pending Exit, Overstay Reports

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, June 30th, 2015

SHARE:

Senate Appropriators are directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) not spend $13 million in executive management funds in FY ’16 until the department provides Congress with its plans to implement a biometric exit system for foreign nationals departing from the U.S. and a report on non-immigrant aliens that have overstayed their visas.Efforts to modernize the current DHS biometric database, called IDENT, to add new modalities beyond fingerprints as well efforts to create a biometric exit system are lagging, the…

Congress

All Future Systems Should Have Autonomy Features, Reed Says

Last week, Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) visited North Kingstown, R.I.-based Senesco, which is teaming with autonomous systems company Havoc to bid on the U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program. […]

Congress

Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says

Senate defense appropriators have concerns with the Pentagon’s decision to include key fiscal year 2027 funding priorities, such as critical munitions and drones production, among its request for $350 billion […]

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]