Administration’s $11.9 billion plan eliminates up to 10 percent of agency workers, spurring Western lawmakers to question if savings are worth their cost.
The bill was initially defeated on cloture after Democrats yanked support, but they reversed course after talks. The bill is likely to be passed by the body.
‘The operating system, or future updates ... to the system, could contain backdoors and vulnerabilities designed to facilitate espionage,’ their letter reads.