Budget
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BudgetHomeland Security Committee Authorizes $1.6 Billion For Airport Checkpoint Scanners
Unimpressed with the slow rollout of advanced scanning technology for screening carry-on bags at airport checkpoints, the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would authorize $1.6 […]
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BudgetHouse Committee Approves Coast Guard Authorization Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday approved a bipartisan bill for the Coast Guard that would authorize an additional national security cutter (NSC) and six more fast response […]
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Homeland SecurityDemocratic Senators Want More Tech Funding To Detect Drugs At Border
As Congress works to complete appropriations to fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal year 2022, a small group of Democratic senators is urging their leadership and appropriations […]
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CongressFormer DoD Leaders Named To Panel Reviewing Defense Budgeting Process
The leaders of the congressional Armed Services Committees have selected the first four members of a new commission tasked with reviewing the Pentagon’s budgeting process, to include a former top […]
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BudgetNavy: Year-Long CR Would Cut Funds For Columbia Sub, Carrier Maintenance, Weapons Purchases
If the Defense Department has to operate under a year-long Continuing Resolution (CR), the Navy would have a “dramatic impact” that includes cutting $500 million from the Columbia-class submarine program, […]
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CongressDoD Leaders Cite Billions In Financial Losses, Hundreds Of Program Delays Under Potential Full-Year CR
Senior Pentagon officials on Wednesday urged Congress to avoid a year-long continuing resolution (CR) they said would lead to tens of billions of dollars in lost purchasing power and delays […]
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CongressSAC-D Chair Tester Criticizes GOP’s ‘Unprecedented Obstruction’ In Moving Spending Bills Forward
The Senate’s top defense appropriator last week criticized Republicans’ “unprecedented obstruction” in moving spending bills forward and said a potential year-long continuing resolution could amount to a $70 billion impact […]
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BudgetHouse Passes Catch-All Bill That Includes $500 Million For CISA
The House last Friday passed President Biden’s Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), a spending bill with close to $2 trillion in new funding to fight climate change, provide new […]
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Congress
Senate Dems’ $726 Billion FY ‘22 Defense Spending Bill Draws GOP Rebuke Over Higher Boost For Non-Defense Items
Senate Democrats on Monday released their $726 billion fiscal year 2022 defense appropriations bill, which drew a quick rebuke from GOP lawmakers over the five percent increase in military spending […]
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BudgetCISA Gets Handsome Boost In Proposed Senate Homeland Security Funding Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday introduced a fiscal year 2022 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security that would provide more than a half-billion dollar increase in proposed […]