The number of smart ID cards the departments of Defense, Interior, State and Treasury have issued to add security capabilities including identity verification, network access and computer security.
The number of years the Homeland Security Department has extended an existing five-year identification card contract — an extension worth $200 million.
The number of companies that have agreed to join the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), under which firms improve their own security in exchange for smoother access to U.S. ports.
The number of requirements on a bid for a new call for ideas on explosives-detection equipment from the Homeland Security Technical Support Working Group.
The amount of money Congress gave the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct security research this year, with most of the money dedicated to making buildings safer.
The margin by which the U.S. Senate passed a $28.5 billion Homeland Security funding bill.
5 YearsThe length of a $90 million contract establishing Microsoft as the primary technology provider to DHS, consolidating existing Microsoft contracts at different federal departments.
The projected amount of money it will take to get the Metropolitan Emergency Information System up-and-running in Kansas City. The new system will help emergency personnel from different cities coordinate their efforts.
“The nature of terrorism is that intelligence about terrorism is murky. I think the lesson of Sept. 11 is that if you're not prepared to act on the basis of murky intelligence, then you're going to have to act after the fact.”
— Paul Wolfowitz,
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary, defending the Iraqi invasion.
“Many, if not all of my colleagues in the security industry agree that we must make profound advancements in security technology if we are to stand a chance at being safe.”
Hank Chase,
ITS Corp. Director of Homeland Security, in an August letter to the Bush Administration.
“It will be several years until we get the kind of robust system that we need. We are not where we need to be … but we will get there.”
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge,
on continuing U.S. preparations for other terrorist attacks.
“The power of this technology — to take seemingly isolated bits of data and tie them together to get a clear picture in seconds — is vital to strengthening our domestic security.”
James “Tim” Moore,
ex-commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, on the state's creation of a counterterrorism database.
“I believe we've disrupted dozens and dozens and dozens — over 100 terrorist-related attacks — around the world since Sept. 11. And it's not just individuals who might transit the country. We're always conscious of the potential presence and activity of individuals who might hurt us from within the country.”
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft
“Cities are America's front lines in ensuring Homeland security. When you call 9-1-1, the phone doesn't ring at the White House or the State House.”
J. Christian Bollwage,
Mayor of Elizabeth, N.J., in June 24 testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives.
SOURCES 1) Smart Card Alliance, 2) Datatrac Information Services Inc., 3) Head of Customs and Border Protection Robert C. Bonner, in an Aug. 1 speech, 4) Homeland Security Technical Support Working Group, 5) Environmental Protection Agency, 6) Dow Jones Business News, 7) Kansas City Star, July 25, 8) Philadelphia Inquirer 9) U.S. Newswire, 10) NBC's “Meet the Press,” 11) Washington Post, 12) Fox News
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