US EditionHomeland Security looks to buy a new $50M jet for secretary and Coast Guard officials
- The Department of Homeland Security requested about $50 million in the Coast Guard’s 2025 budget to buy a new Gulfstream jet for Secretary Kristi Noem and senior officials on May 15, 2025.
- The money aims to replace an aging aircraft over 20 years old with obsolete avionics and unreliable communications, which the DHS says is beyond its safe service life.
- The Coast Guard’s interim leader emphasized the aircraft’s critical mission during testimony to senior DHS officials and highlighted that much of the service’s equipment, including its cutters and shore installations, is outdated and nearing the end of its usability.
- Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood criticized the last-minute budget addition, highlighting Noem already has a Gulfstream, and called the purchase a waste of taxpayer funds on luxury travel and political stunts.
- The funding proposal highlights the necessity for the DHS leadership to have a dependable aircraft that ensures uninterrupted, immediate communication and transportation, while the discussion underscores conflicting views on prioritizing safety improvements versus careful oversight of expenditures.
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Military TimesHomeland Security eyes new $50M jet for Noem, Coast Guard officials
The Department of Homeland Security wants to spend about $50 million to buy a new long-range Gulfstream jet to replace an aging one used by Secretary Kristi Noem and top Coast Guard and DHS officials.The request for funding, to come from the Coast Guard’s 2025 fiscal year budget, came up during a House appropriations subcommittee meeting on Wednesday. Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois said she was “horrified” to receive a “last-minute…
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Homeland Security looks to buy a new $50M jet for secretary and Coast Guard officials
The Department of Homeland Security wants to spend $50 million to buy a new long-range Gulfstream jet, replacing one used by Secretary Kristi Noem and top Coast Guard and DHS officials.
Kristi Noem also wants a fancy new jet
Cosplaying Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has requested that Congress give her $50 million from the United States Coast Guard's budget so that she can acquire a new Gulfstream V jet for her to use to travel around and perform...
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