The Pentagon-funded construction of 57 miles of fencing on the southern border can begin immediately, according to acting Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist, who confirmed the Army Corps of Engineers has received a controversial $1 billion transfer to begin issuing contracts. "The money did transfer to the Corps of Engineers yesterday," he told the House Budget Committee today. "They can put it under contract if the contracts are ready." Norquist said he did not know when the first...
