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Follows Fact-Finding Trip to Latin America Where Iran, Hezbollah Have Increased Presence and Influence
By CQ Staff
Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul made another push Wednesday for his vision of a more accountable Department of Homeland Security, releasing a report cataloguing the department’s procurement mistakes and ushering an overhaul bill through the subcommittee he chairs.
Issues Report on Flawed Acquisition Practices Costing Taxpayers Billions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security, which accounts for more than $150 billion in total major acquisition programs, continues the same flawed acquisition processes that over the last decade wasted billions of taxpayerdollars and jeopardized the Department’s ability to carry out its mission of protecting the homeland.
H.R. 5913: The DHS Accountability Act of 2012
AUDIO/VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_OoI00RfHk
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The director of the National Counterterrorism Center called the 2009 Fort Hood terrorist attack a "hard lesson learned" and stated the need to "do better". He specifically referenced the failure of the FBI to warn the Department of Defense of U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan's email correspondence with al Qaedacleric Anwar al Awlaki, in which Hasan expressed justification for suicide bombings.
Bipartisan and Expert Agreement that Drones Fall Under DHS Oversight
AUDIO/VIDEO: McCaul-Humphreys Q&A
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of Homeland Security Oversight & Investigations and member of the Foreign Affairs Middle East Subcommittee, issued the following statement on today's terrorist attack against Israeli citizens in Bulgaria:
Disclosure Comes in Advance of Thursday’s Drone Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of Homeland Security Oversight & Investigations, issued the following statement on the Department of Homeland Security's position and refusal to send a witness to tomorrow's hearing on the domestic use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (drones). The press advisory for tomorrow’s hearing follows.