After praising the VA for offering credit checks (see above), Sen. George Allen took the prudent approach of altering his original amendment to ensure that VA picks up the entire tab. On Wednesday, the Senator’s office stated, “Senator Allen is clarifying his amendment to ensure that while the government may negotiate a low fixed price for these credit check/monitoring services, the final cost will be paid for in-full by the federal government and not by individual veterans.”
The use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border this week—which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to abruptly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas—will be a “case study” on the complex web of authorities needed to employ such weapons near civilian areas and the consequences of agencies…
