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DHS Will Examine Contractor Outsourcing For FY ’11 Budget: Napolitano

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Thursday, May 14th, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker Work that is currently being outsourced and may be brought in-house will be reviewed this year and will "probably be reflected" in the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) FY '11 budget request, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said yesterday. Napolitano told a House committee that there are some changes with regards to the use of contractors in the FY '10 budget request sent to Congress last week "but looking at the contractor issue simply requires more time…

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