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VA's IT budget would increase under House and Senate bills
The House and Senate committees would fund VA IT systems at the same level as the White House budget request .
House and Senate appropriators reject National Preparedness Grant Program proposal
House lawmakers have been skeptical from the start of the NPGP proposal, while administration officials have argued that grant consolidation would result in better coordination of preparedness efforts.
Backgrounder: National Preparedness Grant Program
In the Obama administration's fiscal 2013 budget request, DHS proposed consolidating 16 of its 18 preparedness grant programs into a single the National Preparedness Grant Program. Those programs include grants for port security, transit security and urban areas.
White House includes NSTIC defunding as reason for veto threat
The White House cites a lack of funding for the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace among other reasons for a May 7 veto threat to a House Appropriations Committee-approved fiscal 2013 funding bill.
House appropriators move to reduce defense nonproliferation funding
If the NNSA "is unable to contain the escalating costs of the ongoing MOX project, funding for other priorities, such as the uranium enrichment project, will be severely limited," House appropriators warn.
Senate, House differ on NOAA satellite programs
Senators also chide NOAA for cutting down on JPSS sensors, noting that the original plan for 13 has gone down to five. "NOAA is running out of sensors and satellites to cut, and at this rate JPSS-1 will launch in 2017 with an empty spacecraft bus," a Senate report states.
NIST poised to get more money in fiscal 2013
Under the House version, NIST would receive $830.17 million, while under the Senate, it would receive the somewhat less amount of $826 million.
Coast Guard faces icebreaker funding challenges
Multi-agency funding for a new Coast Guard heavy icebreaker could be problematic despite past precedent, according to information in a Congressional Research Service report.
IT modernization has a way to go at HUD
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has been modernizing its information technology systems to better support its business units, but some work remains, according to Valerie Melvin, the...
IT modernization has a way to go at HUD
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has been modernizing its information technology systems to better support its business units, but some work remains, according to Valerie Melvin, the...
