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DOD Aims To Shift $3.6B From Military Projects to Border Wall

Tom Ichniowski

September 11, 2019

The Dept. of Defense’s plan to put off $3.6 billion in construction projects and shift the agency’s already appropriated funds to build sections of the southwest border wall has sparked sharp criticism from Democrats in Congress.

Yuma border wall

Amid Funding and Design Battles, Border Wall Contracts Are Challenged

Debra K. Rubin

Tom Ichniowski

May 22, 2019

As Congressional Democrats push new blocks to milcon funds for barriers and President Donald Trump seeks expensive changes, awarded contracts are protested.

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DOD Awards Border Fence Contracts, Has Plans for More

Tom Ichniowski

April 24, 2019

About $1 billion in federal contracts have recently been awarded to modify sections of barriers on the U.S. border with Mexico, and the Dept. of Defense is seeking to follow up with more contracts in coming months.

U.S. Air Force

Three Southwest Military Projects On DOD List For Reallocation To Fulfill National Emergency Declaration

John Guzzon Karen Weil

April 5, 2019

Projects at White Sands Missile Range and Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico and Ft. Huachuca in Arizona are especially vulnerable.

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Trump Wall Plan Faces Hurdles in Congress, Courts

Pam McFarland

Pam Hunter McFarland

March 7, 2019

President Donald Trump is facing challenges on Capitol Hill and in the courts over his emergency declaration, which would let him transfer funds from other construction accounts to pay for his long-desired wall along the border between the U.S. and Mexico.

The American Infrastructure

California High-Speed Rail Authority Plans Response To Feds' Funding Threat

Aileen Cho

February 26, 2019

Government wants to withhold $929 million as Newsom vows a fight

Legal

Trump Emergency Action Draws Lawsuits from States, 'Green' Groups

Move to shift funds from military, Corps civil projects to wall faces challenges

Pam McFarland

Pam Hunter McFarland

February 20, 2019

Litigants contend Trump lacks authority to declare emergency to build wall using funds Congress appropriated for other uses.

Infrastructure Funding

What Must Happen In The Next Three Weeks To Avoid Another Shutdown

States may be cautious about spending commitments in the face of uncertainty

Tom Ichniowski

January 26, 2019

Funds should start to flow again at reopened agencies but month's backlog could slow permitting, other approvals.

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Federal Spending

Shutdown Affects Some, But Not All, Infrastructure Programs

Tom Ichniowski

January 3, 2019

UPDATE: House, now under Democrats' control, passes bills to end shutdown, but White House issues veto threat.

Border wall prototypes

Trump Administration Seeks Border Wall Builders as GAO Warns About Costs

August 22, 2018

GAO study faults Homeland Security's construction costing while court weighs if environmental reviews can be skipped

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