Even a reputation for competence was undermined in 1996 after an official report into a prison break-out put the blame on a system riddled with deficiencies.

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When the matter of extension of this mandate came up, the Ministry of Home Affairs pointed out certain deficiencies in the system of collecting the biometrics by multiple registrars, which may impact national security.

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The result is a fledgling new program called the Next Generation Jammer led by the Navy, which would rectify many of the most glaring deficiencies in the current jamming system.

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Whether it is the 25-year-old freelancer with a pre-existing condition who can't purchase insurance in the individual market, the 20-year-old line cook who doesn't receive insurance through her job or the 28-year-old bank employee who is insured but is worried about the rising costs of premiums, young Americans experience the deficiencies of our health care system on a daily basis.

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