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Senate Homeland Panel Approves DHS Bills

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, June 14th, 2023

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Senate Homeland Panel Approves DHS Bills

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved several authorization bills for the Department of Homeland Security, including a measure directing Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to significantly increase electronic scans of the number of vehicles entering the U.S. The Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) Expansion Act (S. 1822) calls for the use of NII systems to screen at least 40 percent of passenger vehicles and 90 percent of commercial vehicles, respectively, entering the U.S. through land ports of…

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

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Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

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HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]

HASC Bill Funds Second Destroyer, Adds Several Multi-Ship Procurements, Puts Limits On Battleship

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman’s mark of the fiscal year 2027 defense authorization act, released May 26, largely approved the Navy’s shipbuilding request, but it added funds to […]