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DHS IG Office Beset With Raft Of “Long-Standing” Challenges, GAO Finds

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, April 21st, 2021

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DHS IG Office Beset With Raft Of “Long-Standing” Challenges, GAO Finds

The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog is struggling with a range of “long-standing management and operational challenges” ranging from frequent leadership turnover and a lack of strategic planning to inadequate quality assurance and taking too long to complete reports, says another auditing agency, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which reports to Congress. “Our review has identified…a wide range of challenges at the Office of Inspector General,” Chris Currie, director of Homeland Security and Justice at GAO, told the House…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]