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Budget

House Panel Approves $39.3 Billion DHS Appropriations Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, July 9th, 2015

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House Panel Approves $39.3 Billion DHS Appropriations Bill

The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (HAC HS) on Thursday unanimously approved a $39.3 billion spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), $2.1 billion less than requested for FY ’16.Among the spending cuts are funds for the ongoing consolidation of the DHS headquarters campus, civilian pay raises due to the inability to fill staff positions next year, a new climate change program, and rescission of $1.2 billion in unused prior-year funding from the disaster relief fund managed by…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

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Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

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Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

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