$4.5B in border wall contracts awarded: DHS, CBP
Source: msn/The Hill
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Friday that $4.5 billion had been awarded to 10 new construction projects along the southwest border. The projects are the first to be funded through the GOP’s expansive One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Trump signed into law in early July.
The bill allocated $165 billion to DHS — the parent agency of CBP — to increase personnel and fund border security projects. Around $46.5 billion was allocated specifically to complete construction of a border wall.
CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott celebrated the news in a press release, saying the projects would increase the agency’s capabilities and enhance border security. “For years, Washington talked about border security but failed to deliver. This President changed that,” Scott said in the release.
The Trump administration noted the 10 projects would help them construct a “Smart Wall” — or a border security system that “combines steel barriers, waterborne barriers, patrol roads, lights, cameras, and advanced detection technology.”
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/4-5b-in-border-wall-contracts-awarded-dhs-cbp/ar-AA1OeI2Z
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