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Budget

Rogers Releases Homeland Security Funding Bill; House Will Consider Bill Next Week

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, January 9th, 2015

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Rogers Releases Homeland Security Funding Bill; House Will Consider Bill Next Week

The fourth National Security Cutter, the Hamilton, underway during builder's sea trials. Photo: Huntington Ingalls

The House Appropriations Committee released its fiscal year 2015 homeland security funding bill, which would provide money for the Department of Homeland Security for the rest of the fiscal year after it was the only department to not receive full-year funding in December.The bill, which will be considered on the House floor next week, provides $39.7 billion in discretionary funding for DHS, a slight increase from last year. It prioritizes “frontline security–including all operational, counterterrorism, and threat-targeting activities, and essential…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

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

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