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Budget

Senate Supplemental Would Rearrange Biden Administration’s Border Security Tech Spending

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, February 5th, 2024

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Senate Supplemental Would Rearrange Biden Administration’s Border Security Tech Spending

Anduril's autonomous surveillance Sentry Tower along southwest border. Photo: CBP

The Senate’s proposed supplemental bill that would fund continued military, security and other assistance for Ukraine and Israel also includes $758.5 million in acquisition and deployment appropriations to help secure the southern U.S. border with Mexico. The proposed border security technology funds are $90.5 million less than the Biden administration requested last October as part of the supplemental package. The administration is seeking $849 million for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to purchase and field non-intrusive inspection (NII) systems to…

Congress

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Missile Defense

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Missile Defense

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Space

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