Posted on May 16, 2009 by Michael Thomas, Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions
Out of a total of roughly $3.5 billion in stimulus funds for DHS, here are some spending totals by component: TSA: $1 billion, CBP: $980 million, New DHS HQ: $650 million, FEMA: $615 million+, USCG: $240 million, and ICE: $20 million. But note that $750 million of the money for CBP and the new DHS HQ will go to GSA, not do DHS directly.
Filed under: Budget, DHS, FEMA, Funding | Tagged: airports, ARRA, border, CBP, Coast Guard, explosives detection, FEMA, GSA, ICE, immigration, Inspector General, ports, stimulus | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 12, 2008 by Michael Thomas
From FCW.com:
Concerned about the management of major programs, Congress placed a temporary hold on over $1 billion dollars allocated for several large projects at DHS until certain conditions for improvements are met.
Programs put on temporary hold include:
The Coast Guard’s Integrated Deepwater Systems ship replacement program: $550 million held out of $1 billion
The Secure Border Initiative [...]
Filed under: Appropriations, DHS, Funding, Legislation | Tagged: CBP, Coast Guard, Deepwater, SBINet, Secure Border Initiative, U.S. VISIT | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 2, 2008 by Michael Thomas
The Homeland Security Department has declared its right to seize laptops at the U.S. border indefinitely, and the 9th Circuit court upheld their right to do so, but the Travelers Privacy Protection Act introduced Thursday is intended to curb that power.
The legislation would require DHS to form reasonable suspicion of illegal activity before searching electronic [...]
Filed under: DHS, Judiciary, Legislation, Rulings, Senate | Tagged: border, CBP, court order, laptop, privacy, warrant | Leave a Comment »
