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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…

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 […]

Congress

House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]

Congress

Bipartisan Group Of House Members Introduce U.S.-Ukrainian Co-Production Bill For Unmanned Systems

A bipartisan group of six House legislators have introduced the Strategic Unmanned Systems Partnership Act–a bill to improve drone collaboration between the U.S. and Ukraine. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the […]