DHS Unveils Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request
Monday, February 13, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today unveiled the Department of Homeland Security's fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget request (PDF, 196 Pages, 17.0 MB) of $39.5 billion in net discretionary funding. This figure represents a 0.5 percent decrease below the FY 2012 enacted level of discretionary funding. Secretary Napolitano noted that "The Department's FY 2013 budget request preserves the core frontline priorities by cutting costs, sharing resources across components, and streamlining operations wherever possible." Those mission areas outlined in the Department's 2010 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) and the 2010 Bottom-Up Review are prioritized in the FY 2013 budget request.
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Written testimony of DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affiars hearing on The President's Fiscal Year 2013 budget request for The Department of Homeland Security on Marhc 21, 2012.