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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…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]