House Republicans Want to Boost Funding for Border Patrol, ICE, TSA

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com House Republicans proposed a spending bill for Homeland Security that includes a $100 million increase over current funding levels. The increase is $432 million more than President Obama requested for fiscal year 2017, the Washington Examiner reports.  Republicans supported the increase in funding to boost border security, aviation security protection and…

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Homeland Security Pressured to Adopt Strict Rule about Employee Behavior Abroad

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security officials have been caught drinking, using drugs and soliciting prostitutes while working outside of the country. Now the inspector general wants Homeland Security to adopt specific policies to prevent such behavior while abroad, the Federal Times reports.  The inspector general examined the departments policies for the 1,5000 employees who…

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