Budget
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BudgetCBP Seeks Boost In Funding For Border Surveillance Towers
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking funding to increase the number of surveillance towers it has along U.S. borders and complete development and begin deploying a new common operating […]
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BudgetWhite House Requests $886 Billion For Defense In FY ‘24, Including 3.2% Increase For DoD
The White House’s fiscal year 2024 budget request released Thursday calls for $886 billion in defense spending, to include boosting the Pentagon’s topline by 3.2 percent up to $842 billion. […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS Proposes Flat Budget For FY ’24; Includes $535 Million For Border Security Technology
The Biden administration is seeking $60.4 billion for the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal year 2024, nearly a percent less than the $61 billion Congress enacted in discretionary spending […]
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Special OperationsSASC Republicans Press Special Ops Leaders On Potential Budget Cuts Amid Growing Requirements
Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday signaled concern about potential cuts to spending and personnel for Special Operations Forces (SOF) in the upcoming fiscal year 2024 budget […]
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ArmyArmy’s FY ‘24 Budget Request Keeps ‘Modernization Plan On Track,’ Bush Says
The Army’s top acquisition official said last week the upcoming fiscal year 2024 budget request keeps the service’s “modernization plan on track,” but he acknowledged potential “tension” in coming years […]
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CongressHASC Vice Chair Doesn’t See ‘The Days Of Massively Increasing Defense Budgets’ Ahead
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The vice-chair of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has said he no longer anticipates the “the days of massively increasing defense budgets,” reiterating a focus on […]
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ArmyWormuth Says Army’s Moved On From ‘Night Court’ Reviews, No More ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ For Cuts
The Army is no longer running its “night court” top-down reviews for identifying cuts to legacy and enduring programs, with the service’s secretary adding the process had already identified all […]
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CongressProgressive Reps. Lee, Pocan Reintroduce Bill To Cut Defense Spending By $100 Billion
A pair of progressive lawmakers on Wednesday reintroduced a bill that aims to cut defense spending by $100 billion and reallocate the savings to other funding priorities. The bill from […]
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InternationalGOP Lawmakers ‘Urge’ Biden’s Budget Include Up To $2 Billion In Military Aid For Taiwan
A group of Republican lawmakers are calling for President Biden’s upcoming fiscal year 2024 budget request to include up to $2 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) grants for Taiwan. […]
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CongressBipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Call On Austin To ‘Curtail’ DoD’s Use Of Unfunded Priorities Lists
A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers is asking Pentagon leadership to “curtail” the department’s use of “unfunded priorities” lists, which seeks additional funds beyond what is included in […]