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Senate Homeland Panel Approves ICE Nominee, DHS Bills

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, August 4th, 2021

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Senate Homeland Panel Approves ICE Nominee, DHS Bills

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved the Biden administration’s nominee, Ed Gonzalez, to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and five bipartisan cybersecurity bills. The vote on Gonzalez was along party lines with seven Democrats in favor and six Republicans opposed to sending the nomination to the Senate floor for consideration. Gonzalez, sheriff of Harris County, Texas, opposed ICE’s efforts under former President Trump to deport illegal aliens wholesale, saying that most of them are…

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SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

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House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

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MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]

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HASC Wants Info On Army’s Plans To Pursue Autonomous Aerial Delivery, Surface Vessels For Logistics

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) added several measures to its version of the next defense policy bill seeking more details from the Army on efforts to develop future logistics […]