| The recent terror plot by British nationals | | | | have the right number of financial |
| involving chemical explosives and | | | | institutions or didn't know there were any |
| transatlantic flights has increased awareness | | | | significant targets in New York City, just |
| of homeland security after a relatively calm | | | | the quality of the report." |
| period marked by little terrorist activity | | | | |
| aimed at the U.S. and Great Britain. | | | | As the British terror plot was unfolding, the |
| | | | Bush administration was attempting to cut |
| With the heightened awareness comes a new | | | | funding for developing new explosives |
| emphasis on filling homeland security related | | | | detection technology. Congressional leaders |
| positions across local, state and federal | | | | rejected the plan, instead voting to continue |
| agencies as well as airlines and other | | | | funding for the research, which has been |
| corporations. New security measures have | | | | aided by technology supplied by the Japanese. |
| necessitated a hiring drive for many | | | | Congress has also expressed bipartisan |
| companies related to the travel industry, | | | | criticism of the way in which the Homeland |
| which has been affected the most. | | | | Security Department is spending its current |
| | | | budget, calling the Sciences & Technology |
| In New York and Washington D.C., where | | | | Directorate a "rudderless ship without a |
| funding for homeland security has dropped | | | | clear way to get back on course". |
| based on recent changes to the criteria on | | | | |
| which the allocation of preparedness funds is | | | | A statement by the senate appropriations |
| based, local officials were critical of the | | | | committee that accompanied the Department of |
| Bush administration and Department of | | | | Homeland Security's 2007 budget read, "The |
| Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. | | | | committee is extremely disappointed with the |
| It has been speculated in the press that | | | | manner in which S&T is being managed within |
| many of the flights targeted by the would be | | | | the Department of Homeland Security". |
| terrorists would have been destined for these | | | | |
| two cities, although the nature of the plot | | | | As more terrorist activities are uncovered, |
| would have prevented them from ever reaching | | | | greater emphasis is likely to be placed on |
| their destination. Still, decry local | | | | maximizing the effectiveness of Homeland |
| officials, the decision to reduce funding to | | | | Security Department funding, although where |
| previously targeted cities while increasing | | | | the funds will eventually be appropriated |
| funding for less densely populated areas | | | | will continue to be a hot topic for debate. |
| could have disastrous consequences. | | | | |
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| Bloomberg in a recent weekly radio address, | | | | homeland security degree information on our |
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| wrong. Forget about the fact that they didn't | | | | |