12 key takeaways from the 2018 budget that could affect you
Have you read so much about the proposed 2018 budget that you feel like your head will explode? Do you just want to know which provisions would affect you, but ...
But some agencies would get budget boosts to fund increases in workforce. The budget calls for 8,000 new full time equivalents at the Department of Homeland Security, including $300 million to recruit, hire and train 500 new Border Patrol agents and 1,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement law enforcement officers, plus additional 600 support personnel.
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