This report describes the FY2009 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Administration requested a net appropriation of $38.8 billion in budget authority for FY2009. The requested net appropriation for major components of the department included the following: $9,487 million for Customs and Border Protection (CBP); $4,748 million for Immigration and Customs Enforcement [...]
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Homeland Security Department: FY2009 Request for Appropriations
June 4th, 2008 · No Comments
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Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border
June 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Congress has repeatedly shown interest in examining and expanding the barriers being deployed along the U.S. international land border. The 109th Congress passed a number of laws affecting these barriers, and oversight of these laws and of the construction process may be of interest to the 110th Congress.
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Border Security Digest
June 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Saudi - Yemen Border Fence
A Saudi border guard was shot dead on Saturday when chasing a drug smuggler along the southern border with Yemen. A recent report of Homeland Security Research Corporation forecasts that Saudi authorities will invest $20 billion over the next ten years in sealing Saudi-Iraqi and Saudi-Yemen borders. Saudi tried to built [...]
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