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Homeland Security

Southers Withdraws From Consideration To Lead TSA

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Thursday, January 21st, 2010

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The White House nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Erroll Southers yesterday withdrew himself from consideration for the post due to delays in his nomination process amid concerns among Republicans who said he would give federal screeners collective bargaining rights and that he abused his position as an FBI official when he searched for background information on his ex-wife's boyfriend. In the wake of the failed Christmas Day airliner bombing congressional Democrats have criticized the Republican's hold on…

Congress

HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill would allow the Air Force to buy more than 267 F-15EX fighters by Boeing [BA] and would extend the […]

Budget

Defense Bill Tries To Block Foreign Shipbuilding, Adds $1 Billion For Second DDG

The final version of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense authorization bill included two amendments pushed by Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) that restrict procuring Navy warships […]

Congress

Replacement Munitions May Not Be One-for-One; May Include New Weapons Chemistries, Wittman Says

As the Pentagon looks to refill inventories of weapons used in Iran and elsewhere, replacements may not be one for one but instead mark a new portfolio mix, according to […]

Congress

HASC Approves $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right To Repair’ Reform

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has approved its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with the panel moving to adopt a bipartisan […]