By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is asking Congress for nearly $51 billion in FY '09, a 7 percent increase from the current budget, with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) tallying the largest increases in terms of absolute dollars. To help pay for the increase, the Bush administration proposes slashing the homeland security grant program by $1.9 billion, with $1.5 billion of the cut coming from programs aimed at state…
Bush Seeks $50.5 Billion Budget For Homeland Security
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