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Uncle Sam Opens Wallet For Security Efforts
Spring is in the air, and in the Washington policy world, that is when Uncle Sam turns his attention to spending money.
The House Appropriations Committee continued its annual appropriations debates this week with subcommittee action on a bill to fund the Homeland Security Department in fiscal 2007. The panel approved $32 billion but agreed to withhold funds for several major department priorities.
Subcommittee Chairman Hal Rogers, a Kentucky Republican, said the subcommittee is not hesitating to give the department "spankings and punishment" by denying funding for certain programs. A total of $500 million, for instance, would be withheld from the science and technology directorate.
Other topics on the Washington radar include the push for tools to check the work status of immigrants and the turf battle over telecommunications reform. Listen to the podcast for details.
Posted by Technology Daily on May 12, 2006 11:33 AM | Permalink
