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Congress

House Bill Slams DHS BioWatch Program

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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker Just as the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) program to advance the detection of, and response to, harmful biological pathogens in the nation's major urban areas appears to be getting on track, the House says its concerns with the BioWatch program are worsening and that it is losing patience with the ongoing development. "The committee is losing patience with the development of next generation systems and must take action to ensure that the taxpayers' dollars are spent…

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

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Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]

Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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