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Recent News About Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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Committee Advances Peters & Hawley Bipartisan Bill To Correct Retirement Error For Customs And Border Protection Officers
Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) to ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers (CBPOs) can receive the retirement benefits they were promised when starting their service has advanced in the Senate.
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Peters, Cornyn & Padilla Bipartisan Legislation To Strengthen Federal Workforce And Delivery Of Government Services Advances In Senate
Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) to authorize Federal Executive Boards (FEBs), which help improve collaboration among federal agency offices located outside of Washington, D.C., has advanced in the Senate
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Peters Statement On New Postal Service Performance Website
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the United States Postal Service launched a new website for the public that shows mail delivery performance in every community across the nation. The performance dashboard website was required by a historic law Peters championed last year to place the Postal Service on a more sustainable financial footing and support the goal of providing long-term reliable service across the country:
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Committee Passes Peters & Hawley Bipartisan Bill To Bolster Dhs Efforts To Detect And Seize Illicit Drugs
Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) to ensure that the Department of the Homeland Security (DHS) is efficiently using existing resources and expanding available tools to stop the flow of deadly and illicit drugs like fentanyl into our nation has advanced in the Senate.
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United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used by the federal government to improve efficiency, while making sure that agencies are deploying these systems in a way that respects privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. Using recent examples, Peters and the witnesses highlighted how deploying AI applications without fully understanding their risks and decision making processes can result in serious consequences for Americans.
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United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation to create an artificial intelligence (AI) training program for federal supervisors and management officials.
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Peters & Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Improve Efficiency Of The Legislative Process
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced a bipartisan bill to provide the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) with timely access to information they need to complete reports on the budgetary impacts of legislation.
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What They Are Saying: Peters, Paul & Lankford Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Simplify Application Process For Federal Disaster Assistance
Stakeholders and organizations are applauding U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Rand Raul (R-KY), and James Lankford (R-OK) for introducing bipartisan legislation to simplify the application process for federal disaster recovery assistance.
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Peters & Braun Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Strengthen Whistleblower Protections For Federal Contractors
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand whistleblower protections for government contractors and grantees.
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Peters And Hawley Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill To Bolster Dhs Efforts To Detect And Seize Illicit Drugs
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Josh Hawley (R-MO) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that the Department of the Homeland Security (DHS) is efficiently using existing resources and expanding available tools to stop the flow of deadly and illicit drugs like fentanyl into our nation.
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Peters & Cornyn Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect Commercial Satellites From Cybersecurity Threats
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to help protect commercial satellite owners and operators from disruptive cyber-attacks.
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Peters Convenes Hearing On Improving Access To Federal Grants For Underserved Communities
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to discuss challenges faced by governments and organizations in small and rural communities when applying for federal grants
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Peters Urges Omb To Include Middle Eastern Or North African Category In Federal Standards For Gathering Data On Race And Ethnicity
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is calling on the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to accept an interagency working group’s recommended revisions to federal standards for collecting data on race and ethnicity.
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Peters Reintroduces Legislation To Combat Increased Use Of Dangerous Gun Conversion Devices
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, reintroduced bipartisan legislation to combat the increased use and proliferation of dangerous gun conversion devices.
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Peters, Paul And Lankford Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Simplify Application Process For Federal Disaster Assistance
Legislation Would Create Universal Application for Disaster Survivors