United States Department of Defense
A Defense Department agency is looking for private tunnels stretching several city blocks to be "temporarily used for testing."
The amount adds to the growing tab to taxpayers for Trump's July 4 military extravaganza.
The Senate Armed Services Committee had to postpone a confirmation hearing it had tentatively scheduled for Tuesday June 18, Yahoo News reported Monday.
The Department of Defense Ethics and Transparency Act aims to limit contractors' influence on the military, curb foreign influence and increase transparency.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The U.S. Border Patrol has been struggling to keep up with a tide of people attempting to cross into the country.
But Democrats can take away some of the Defense Department's power over its money -- and they're threatening to do it.
Lawmakers have said that "use-it-or-lose-it" spending promotes waste.
The deployment will raise the total number of active-duty forces supporting Customs and Border Protection agents there to approximately 4,350.
The military walks a fine line between the White House's official climate denialism and the stark realities of a warming planet.
Mattis was forced out of his job early after his resignation letter angered President Donald Trump.