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Homeland Security

Amid Further Delays, DHS Reviewing SBInet Options

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Friday, January 22nd, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker Ongoing issues with different systems and components of the Secure Border Initiative's virtual fence project, dubbed SBInet, is leading to further delays in the program that, in turn, have led the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to undertake a formal review of program options that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had been mulling less formally, CBP's lead official on SBI said yesterday. The formal review was directed by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and is being structured…

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]