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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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Space

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