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New DHS chief, Congress: Homeland Security should focus on border security

New DHS chief, Congress: Homeland Security should focus on border security

by Stephanie Haines | Feb 26, 2014 | National Security

WASHINGTON – – New Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Wednesday agreed with members of a congressional committee that his agency needs to focus more on border security. The House Homeland Security Committee hosted Johnson, who became the secretary of the...
Despite progress, VA still has 400,000 backlogged claims

Despite progress, VA still has 400,000 backlogged claims

by Lauren Caruba | Feb 3, 2014 | Health & Science

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs cut its backlog of hundreds of thousands of disability claims by nearly one-third last year but is still struggling to modernize an outdated processing system, a report released Monday by the Iraq and Afghanistan...
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