Call for and support a joint comprehensive investigation by the Inspectors General of the Departments of Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security into deficiencies in interagency coordination, policymaking, and management related to the operation of high-energy laser counter-UAS systems within U.S. airspace, including incidents in El Paso and Fort Hancock, Texas.

I write to request that the U.S. Departments of Transportation (DOT), Defense (DoD) and Homeland Security (DHS) Offices of Inspectors General (OIGs) conduct an investigation into potential serious and alarming problems and deficiencies with interagency coordination, policymaking and management, as it relates to the operation of high-energy laser weapons that acquire, track and defeat Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) within the United States. The joint independent investigation should examine the incidents that led the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a chaotic Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) in El Paso, Texas on February 10, 2026, and a TFR in Fort Hancock, Texas on February 26, 2026.

Duckworth calls for a joint IG investigation into interagency mismanagement and coordination surrounding the use of counter-UAS systems in recent Texas airspace incidents.

Duckworth Demands Joint Investigation into Trump Administration’s Failures Leading Up to El Paso and Fort Hancock Incidents - Sen. Tammy Duckworth Official Press Release | LegiStorm
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U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth called on the Inspectors General of the U.S. Departments of Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security to launch a joint investigation into the Trump Administration’s missteps and failed interagency coordination that resulted in chaotic airspace closures in El Paso and Fort Hancock, Texas.

Duckworth called for a joint investigation by IGs of Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security into interagency failures leading to airspace closures in El Paso and Fort Hancock.

Duckworth Demands Joint Investigation into Trump Administration’s Failures Leading Up to El Paso and Fort Hancock Incidents
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