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Budget Request for CBP Emphasizes Wall but Surveillance Technology Fares Well

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 30th, 2017

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As expected the Trump administration’s budget request for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for border security is heavily weighted toward construction of a wall along the southern border but there are also proposed increases in spending for security technology, the FY ’18 budget documents show.The administration is requesting nearly $1.6 billion related to border wall construction would include 32 miles of new border wall and 28 miles of new levee wall in the Rio Grande Valley sector, and 14 miles…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]