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Army CIO’s top priority is budgeting for new digital transformation strategy
The Army's digital transformation strategy will help inform resourcing and budgeting decisions for the next few years.
By Mark Pomerleau
More than 200,000 DHS employees have this new benefit
Coast Guard Exchange stores offer deals on electronics, clothing and other consumer products — and now the stores are open to all Department of Homeland Security civil service employees.
By Karen Jowers
Pentagon seeks military base to house 5,000 unaccompanied children who cross US-Mexico border
The Defense Department is reviewing a number of military bases to find a location that can house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children as the U.S. braces for a surge of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally this spring.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Pentagon chief: Broader approach to border security needed
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Saturday after visiting the U.S.-Mexico border that the government needs a broader, more effective approach to border control. He suggested the Pentagon might contribute with its expertise in surveillance and monitoring.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
As shutdown drags on, a ‘Coast Guard City’ rallies
These residents are rallying around their own as the partial government shutdown has left the Coast Guard — the only branch of the armed services that is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security rather than the Pentagon — out in the cold.
Pentagon extends border deployment for active duty troops through September
Active duty troops were first sent to the border in October 2018 to secure it from an arriving caravan of migrants.
By Tara Copp, AP
Homeland Security asks for more DoD help at border
The current DHS request runs through Jan. 31.
By Tara Copp, AP
DoD gets request for 4,000 troops to stay on Mexico border through Jan. 31
About 1,600 forces will go home, while others may rotate in.
By Tara Copp, AP
Mattis to visit border troops; still no cost estimate for mission
Up to 7,000 active-duty forces are responding to the caravan. But are they in the right place?
By Tara Copp, AP
Democrats blast Trump for ‘militarizing’ the immigration debate
Around 800 active-duty troops are headed to southern U.S. states to support 2,100 National Guardsmen already deployed there.
Homeland Security shooters are dumping .308 for this long-range round
The Department of Homeland Security plans to get rid of all its 7.62mm NATO, or .308 caliber, long-range rifle ammunition and replace it with an intermediate caliber that Special Operations snipers will field next year.
By Todd South