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Stimulus Bill Includes $2.8 Billion For DHS

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Friday, February 13th, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker House and Senate negotiators yesterday agreed to a compromise stimulus bill that includes spending on new and emerging screening technologies at airports and additional funding for the electronic border fence program as part of a $2.8 billion funding wedge for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Votes in the House and Senate on the overall $789.5 billion stimulus package, of which the DHS spending is just a fraction, are expected today. The funding set aside for DHS…

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Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says

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With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

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Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]