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Homeland Security

DHS Intel Office Put At Risk Of Politicization In Analysis Of Russian Influence Around 2020 Election, IG Says

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022

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DHS Intel Office Put At Risk Of Politicization In Analysis Of Russian Influence Around 2020 Election, IG Says

An intelligence product that analyzed Russian interference in the 2020 presidential election was potentially compromised by political considerations, including the unusual participation in the review process by the then Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General says in a new report. The IG cites a whistleblower complaint released by the House Intelligence Community in September 2020, two months before the election, that gives examples of interference by Chad Wolf, who was then the acting head…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]