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Skyfall Or Not, Sequester Impacting DHS Operations

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, April 15th, 2013

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The effects from the ongoing budget sequestration are already impacting operations of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components, department officials told a House panel yesterday. International travelers arriving into the United States are experiencing wait times of two to four hours and even longer at times due to cuts in overtime for Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPO) while Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not filling positions opened by attrition, which will likely lead to fewer arrests and seizures, the…

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Senior GOP HASC Members Wittman, Turner Ousted Amid Dems’ Blue Wave

Two senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, including a potential frontrunner for the panel’s top GOP role, have officially lost their reelection bids. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and […]

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Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off

Democrats’ sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterms, taking back control of the House and Senate, are set to reshape key spots atop defense committees, to include House Armed Services panels and […]

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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

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]