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Coast Guard considering drones to watch long coastlines
Planes would be able to linger over stretches of coast and improve the tracking of small vessels that are less than 300 gross tons, official says.
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Committee draft of terrorism coverage bill divides industry
Measure would reauthorize federal risk insurance program for 10 years and lower the program's trigger from the current $100 million to $50 million.
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House, Senate security bills differ on tech projects
Senators opt to provide only $362 million for visitor tracking program, $100 million less than the House.
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TB incident highlights gaps in response to irrational behavior
While some blame can be placed with a single border officer, U.S. officials made the broader mistake of assuming Andrew Speaker would act predictably.
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Security focus driving away foreign tourists, former DHS chief says
The government needs to strike a new balance between having security while welcoming travelers and tourists, Tom Ridge says.
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Lawmaker pressures Navy to use unwanted catamaran
Ranking Republican on House Armed Services panel encourages the service to move the ship from research to real-world operations.
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House blocks funding for DHS personnel reforms
Senate committee approves only $5 million of $15 million President Bush requested for the system in fiscal 2008.
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ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File The Contractor Conundrum
Intelligence agencies won’t say how many contractors they’ve hired. But we’ll give it a shot.
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Staunch earmark opponent in Senate probes House add-ons
Senator has threatened to block House-Senate conference negotiations on spending bills if they do not meet new standards for earmark disclosures.
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Senators eye funding to save immigration reform bill
Negotiators favor adding $4.4 billion in funds immediately upon enactment; Republicans outside the negotiating team prefer an emergency supplemental.
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House Democrats seek to restructure Coast Guard modernization
Bill would force agency to take over as lead systems integrator for the $24 billion program within two years of enactment.
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GAO urges external reviews of Homeland Security acquisition
Department to explore the possibility of establishing such reviews, performed by groups with experience in federal contracting.
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Democrats try to reshape security spending debate
Republicans want to discuss earmarks on the House floor before passing any spending bill.
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Air Force envisions stealthy long-range bomber for 2018
The service’s B-2 bomber -- the youngest aircraft in the bomber fleet -- was fielded in 1989 and features only second-generation stealth capabilities.
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Army, Air Force seek to go on offensive in cyber war
Services ask for technology industry’s help in launching attacks on enemy systems.
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Doubts remain over management of Coast Guard fleet upgrade
Lawmakers and witnesses question whether the agency has enough contracting officials to oversee the project.
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Veto threatened over Homeland Security spending bill
Spending levels and provision requiring federal contractors to pay local prevailing wages drew the threat, but administration also opposes language limiting personnel reform.
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Army weighs using RFID network partially owned by Chinese firm
Radio frequency identification network in Pakistan would track shipments to American forces in Afghanistan.
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Lawmaker backs 19-year aircraft project that has yet to fly
Vertical take-off and landing aircraft may yield technology breakthroughs and deserves continued support, ranking member of Armed Services panel says.
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