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DHS Proposes Flat Budget For FY ’24; Includes $535 Million For Border Security Technology

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, March 9th, 2023

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DHS Proposes Flat Budget For FY ’24; Includes $535 Million For Border Security Technology

Artist rendering of the Polar Security Cutter. Image by Halter Marine and Technology Associates.

The Biden administration is seeking $60.4 billion for the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal year 2024, nearly a percent less than the $61 billion Congress enacted in discretionary spending for FY ’23, and the request includes $535 million for border security technology, an increase for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and funding for the Coast Guard to acquire a commercial polar icebreaker. The FY ’24 budget request for now largely includes only top line numbers for departments…

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