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Homeland Security

Border Security Tech Appears to Fare Well in HAC-HS Bill; TSA Tech Fully Funded

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 20th, 2021

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Border Security Tech Appears to Fare Well in HAC-HS Bill; TSA Tech Fully Funded

House appropriators this month as expected didn’t include any funding to continue building additional sections of a new border wall system begun by the Trump administration but did add to the Biden administration’s request for border security technology in some areas while reducing funding in others. The appropriators recommend $333.8 million for the Customs and Border Protection procurement and construction account versus a request of $925.8 million. However, most of the proposed cut, $655 million for construction and modernization at…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

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Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

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Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]