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Homeland Security

DHS Begins Aggressive Effort To Redo Air Entry-Exit Process For International Flyers

Friday, September 20th, 2013

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TAMPA, Fla. — With processing of international air travelers arriving in the United States at capacity and Congress demanding a better job tracking the departure from the country by these visitors, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is moving into high gear on a project that would retool the entry and exit processes at customs checkpoints in U.S. airports for foreign nationals, a department official said here on Wednesday. At the behest of DHS’ Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency,…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

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

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

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 […]