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Pentagon puts brakes on 3 border barrier projects because of cost
By MATTHEW CHOI 09/16/2019 08:44 PM EDT Updated 09/16/2019 09:42 PM EDT

The Defense Department is no longer moving forward with three border barrier projects in California and Arizona, according to a court filing Monday.

The move is a reversal of an earlier Pentagon authorization for about 20 miles of fencing, lighting and other border infrastructure that would have used $2.5 billion in funds redirected from a counter-drug fund. That authorization, announced Aug. 27, was based on what was then determined to be "lower-than-expected contract costs." But the Defense Department revealed in the Monday filing that the department would not be able to cover the costs of the project.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/16/defense-department-border-wall-projects-1499466




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