Brother of the US Congress to train DHS sniper contracts without offers
The US department The security of the homeland (DHS) this month quietly granted a $ 30,000 contract to teach a shooter from secret and war to a Virginia company run by Dan Laluta, the brother of the US Republican Republican from New York.
The award was finalized on September 2, with the Target Down Group of Mechanicsville, Virginia, which provides a 5 -day fire and viewing period for the Homeland Security Research Research Program (SRT). The course, which is intended to help aware of the new DHS procedures, “aims to equip them with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively direct the shooter operation in high -risk environments”, in any records studied by Wired.
SRT acts as an agency version of a SWAT team, consisting of special factors with advanced tactical training for situations that are very dangerous for standard staff. SRT members wear camouflage and military helmet, carry a wide range of weapons, and train in violations, shooter tactics and close struggles.
According to the federal preparation record, the SRT contract has been issued as a source basis, and authorities cited the previous work of the Target Down Group with the security investigations of the homeland and before it was discharged to perform fire extinguishers at a law enforcement center in Arizona.
The Laluta Congress, who served in the Majlis Security Committee at the previous session, cannot be reached for comment. Contact New York and Washington DC, Thursday offices were unanswered.
DHS did not respond to the comment request.
Dan Laluta, who was obtained by phone, said his company deal with ICE has nothing to do with his brother’s position in Congress. “I’m not a new boy in this block,” he says. “Saying my company will be the only one to be eligible.”
Laluta added that he could not talk from the ICE and refuse to discuss the details of his company’s work and ask questions to privacy while directing reporters to his company’s website for information about his staff and expertise.
The website of the Target Down Dan Lalota Group lists a retired sea shooter as the president of the company. According to her brother’s congressional biography, Dan Laluta served in the Navy for two decades, including Tura with the command of force identification and the Command of Special Operations, acquiring a bronze star with courage to take action in Fallujah, Iraq. Laluta told Wired that he also has seven years as a shooter coach.
The list of federal preparation of the lower group targets as a Virginia company. However, state records show that the company is not legally allowed to operate as a Virginia company, which automatically ended automatically in November 2024 after failing to respond to annual cases and costs by registering government companies. However, the company has been registered separately in Florida since July. (Asked about the dispute, Christopher Alison, CEO of Target Down, acknowledged the research but did not comment.)
Federal acquisition laws allow source contracts only under certain circumstances, effectively away from the competitive bidding process that is often required for federal awards. In a justification note, DHS said Target Down Group is the only seller who can provide this training, citing a tight operational plan as well as the company’s previous work with a secret shooter program and contacting the Arizona Police, some of which participate in the exercise.
Dan Laluta refused to discuss any previous job for the government. “I’m not in freedom to talk about what job I talk to a stranger like yourself,” he said. I hope you can understand this. “
In June, NBC News reported that SRT units were preparing to send to several democratic cities, including Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, North Virginia and New York. The planned deployment followed by immigration attacks in Los Angeles, which aroused the days of protest and law enforcement. Philadelphia officials told the NBC that they had not received any warning from the inlet ice forces.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly defended the submission of federal law enforcement and National Guard to democratic -led cities, claiming that they have been caught by the “runaway crime”, which critics call the explanation exaggerated and politically. In cities such as Chicago, Baltimore and New Orleans, local and state officials have resisted establishment and believe that they are motivated by politics, not public security.
