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Budget

Democratic Report Says Completing DHS Headquarters Consolidation Will Save $1.2 Billion

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, December 22nd, 2016

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Democratic Report Says Completing DHS Headquarters Consolidation Will Save $1.2 Billion

Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.)

Completing construction of the consolidated Department of Homeland Security (DHS) headquarters will save $1.2 billion over 30 years, says a report issued this week by Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.Congressional reductions in funding the consolidated headquarters since it was first proposed in 2006 have delayed completion by 10 years and increased costs by $1.1 billion, says the report, DHS Headquarters Consolidations at St. Elizabeths: Better Results for Less Money, which…

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Congress

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