Issue / Homeland security
Senate FY20 Homeland Funding Bill Cuts TSA Screeners, Coast Guard Procurement
Sep 27, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday approved a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2020. But...
Acting TSA Chief Gives Agency Update to Senate Committee
Sep 13, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe acting head of the Transportation Security Administration gave a status update on that agency's activities to the Senate Commerce,...
House Appropriators Approve FY20 Homeland Funding
Jun 14, 2019 | Jeff DavisJune 14, 2019 The House Appropriations Committee on June 11 approved a $64 billion draft bill making appropriations for the Homeland...
House FY20 Homeland Bill Approves Modest Increases in TSA, Coast Guard Operational Funding
Jun 07, 2019 | Jeff DavisJune 6, 2019 This week, the House Appropriations Committee released the text of its draft fiscal 2020 appropriations bill for the...
House Hearing Looks At the Long-Term Future of Aviation
Mar 22, 2019 | Alice GrossmanOn Tuesday, March 12 the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing on the Future of Aviation...
The FY20 Budget: Transportation Security
Mar 22, 2019 | Jeff DavisMarch 20, 2019 The President's fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security includes proposals for a...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of March 25, 2019
Mar 21, 2019 | Jeff DavisTuesday, March 26 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Aviation – subcommittee hearing on investment in...
The FY20 Budget: Transportation Tax and Fee Assumptions
Mar 19, 2019 | Jeff DavisMarch 19, 2019 In the full fiscal year 2020 federal budget request released this week, the assumptions for the tax receipts of...
Homeland Panel Examines Cyber Threats to Surface Transportation
Mar 01, 2019 | Jeff DavisMarch 1, 2019 On February 26, the House Homeland Security Committee held a joint hearing to look at ways to secure the U.S. surface...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of February 25, 2019
Feb 20, 2019 | Jeff DavisTuesday, February 26 – House Homeland Security – Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security – subcommittee hearing on...
Year-End FY19 Appropriations Bill Passes Congress, Averts Shutdown; Trump Declares Border Emergency
Feb 15, 2019 | Jeff DavisFebruary 15, 2019 Yesterday, both chambers of Congress passed a $325 billion appropriations measure, which President Trump signed...
Final FY19 Homeland Bill Increases TSA, Coast Guard Operational Budgets
Feb 15, 2019 | Jeff DavisFebruary 15, 2019 The final fiscal 2019 appropriations package that passed Congress yesterday appropriates a net $49.4 billion for...