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Senate Committee Approves DHS Acquisition Oversight Measures

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, July 26th, 2017

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Senate Committee Approves DHS Acquisition Oversight Measures

A Senate committee unanimously approved two bills Wednesday intended to cut down on wasteful spending in the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) $7 billion major acquisition account by establishing a review board to overlook the process and creating a system to alert department officials and Congress of potential fraud and over-budget projects. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed 13 bills by a voice vote, including the Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Review Board Act and the Reducing DHS…

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