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Senate Republicans Offer Support for New DHS Funding Bill

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, February 12th, 2019

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Senate Republicans Offer Support for New DHS Funding Bill

Coast Guard heavy polar icebreaker Polar Star (foreground) shown cutting a channel in the Ross Sea as part of Operation Deep Freeze 2017. Photo: Chief Petty Officer David Mosley

Republicans on Capitol Hill are urging President Trump to support a bipartisan agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and several other government agencies before time runs out Feb. 15. However, the bill’s specific language relating to Coast Guard procurement funds and border technology remains relatively unknown. Leaders of a joint conference committee appointed to resolve the funding issues that led to a partial government shutdown in December announced that they had reached an agreement Monday evening that…

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MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

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HASC Wants Info On Army’s Plans To Pursue Autonomous Aerial Delivery, Surface Vessels For Logistics

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