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House Panel Unhappy With SBInet Progress

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Friday, September 18th, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) effort to develop and deploy a virtual fence to aid in deterring and preventing illegal immigration has little to show so far and deployment goals may still be out of reach, Democrats and Republicans on a House panel that oversees border security said yesterday. Despite receiving assurances that the initial deployments of the technology portion of the Secure Border Initiative (SBI) were supposed to be operating in two areas of Arizona…

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With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

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Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

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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 […]