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DHS Releases Data on Port Security Funding But Concern Remains Heightened

Strengthening Port Security Through a Multi-Layered Strategy, February 24, 2006: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has implemented a multi-layered strategy to keep U.S. ports safe and secure. Since 9/11, federal funding for port security has increased by more than 700 percent, new technologies have been deployed, and additional technologies are being developed. To bolster security, $630 million has been provided to our largest ports, including $16.2 million to Baltimore; $32.7 million to Miami; $27.4 million to New Orleans, $43.7 million to New York/New Jersey; and $15.8 million to Philadelphia.”

  • AP reports today: “Citing broad gaps in U.S. intelligence, the Coast Guard cautioned the Bush administration weeks ago that it could not determine whether a United Arab Emirates-based company seeking a stake in some U.S. port operations might support terrorist operations.”
  • New York Times, Coast Guard Had Concerns About Ports Deal, Papers Show
  • The unclassified text of the Coast Guard intelligence assessment memo.
  • Related postings on port operations deal
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