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Congress

Senators Plan Legislation To Reform FPS In Light of Lax Guard Oversight

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Friday, July 10th, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker The top two senators on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday said they would introduce legislation that would allow for more funding and require a long-term strategy for staffing and training for the Federal Protective Service (FPS), a part of the Department of Homeland Security that provides physical security services to thousands of federal facilities around the country. Senators Joseph Lieberman (I/D-Conn.), chairman of the committee, and Susan Collins (R-Me), the ranking member, said…

Army

Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]

Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) is looking to lessons learned from its use of Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones by Phoenix-based SpektreWorks, according to CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper. […]

Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]