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Bush Seeks $50.5 Billion Budget For Homeland Security

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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

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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…

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

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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 […]

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Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]