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Congress

Disputing GAO, CBP Official Says Risks, Costs Understood In Arizona Border Technology Plan

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has planned for various risks to its new technology plan for better securing the nation’s southwest border and so far actual costs are likely to be lower than the $1.5 billion initially thought for the project, the agency’s top acquisition official said yesterday. Mark Borkowski, assistant commissioner of CBP’s Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition, said a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report focused on the worst potential risks in the Arizona Border Surveillance Technology…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

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Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]