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House Appropriations Panel Provides $43.9 Billion To DHS; TSA Gets Boost

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Friday, June 25th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee yesterday allotted $43.9 billion to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY '11, representing a $1.1 billion, or 2.6 increase, to the FY '10 budget. The subcommittee's proposed top line budget for DHS is slightly higher than the Obama administration's $43.6 billion request (Defense Daily, Feb. 2). Rep. David Price (D-N.C.), chairman of the panel, said that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is getting the largest budget increase within the…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

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Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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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 […]