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DHS Announces $790 Million In Homeland Security Grants For FY ’10

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Friday, May 14th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday announced its FY '10 homeland security grant allotment for states and localities, totaling nearly $790 million, $190 million less than in FY '09. The grant allocations, which were actually delivered to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, drew a strong retort from the New York delegation, which will see fewer federal dollars this year. "The fact that the Obama administration would cut New York's homeland security funding just 11 days after the…

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Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

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Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

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U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

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White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]