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Homeland Security

Biden Wants To Expand Counter-UAS Authorities To States, Locals And Private Sector

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 25th, 2022

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Biden Wants To Expand Counter-UAS Authorities To States, Locals And Private Sector

Drone detection system being evaluated by TSA at Miami International Airport (MIA). Photo: MIA

The Biden administration is proposing a major expansion of government authorities for countering drones to include state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) governments and certain private sector entities as the growing use of small unmanned aircraft systems include increasingly nefarious purposes. The Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan is a “whole-of-government” plan and would expand the tools and limited authorities used by the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, Defense, State, and the CIA and NASA to currently counter, and…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

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Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]