Obama’s 2013 Budget: Agency Highlights
The blueprint for the fiscal 2013 budget released today by the Obama administration provides $39.5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security, a decrease of 5.4 percent or $191 million to be achieved through cuts in administrative costs and the elimination of duplicative programs.
Funds and staffing at the northern and southern borders and the ports of entries would remain the same under the budget, however proposed outlays for the CBP’s Automation Modernization account – which includes the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and Critical Operations Protection and Processing Support (COPPS) would decrease by $82 million to $309 million. Read more here.
Date: February 13, 2012
