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Congress

House Appropriators Approve $39.9 Billion Homeland Security Bill

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Thursday, June 26th, 2008

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By Calvin Biesecker The House Appropriations Committee as expected on Tuesday approved by voice vote a $39.9 billion proposed budget for the Department of Homeland Security in FY '09. The bill must still be approved by the full House and then go to conference with the Senate's version of the legislation, which was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee last week. The Senate appropriators approved a $41.3 billion homeland security bill. Despite the apparent $1.4 billion funding difference between the…

Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]

Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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Congress

Appropriators Offer Skepticism On $350B Defense Reconciliation Plan, ‘Big Risk’ For Key Initiatives

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