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Budget Amendment Seeks $200M More for Border Security Technology; RFP for Wall Issued

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, March 20th, 2017

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The Trump administration has requested an additional $3 billion from Congress to supplement FY ’17 appropriations, with nearly half of the funds slated for border security, including $200 million for technology.The budget amendment was delivered to Congress on March 14, the same day that President Donald Trump released a “blueprint” for his FY ’18 budget request.The FY ’18 budget outline shows that the administration will seek $44.1 billion for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including $2.6 billion for the…

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