$93 Million
The amount of money awarded by the General Services Administration (GSA) to Virginia-based Maximus in a contract to make smart cards for agency employees and contractors who access government facilities and computers.
16
The number of people decontaminated after Ricin, a deadly poison, was found in the Dirksen Senate Office Building mailroom on Feb. 2.
$2.25 Million
The amount of money awarded to the American Association of Science (AAAS) in a grant from the MacArthur Foundation. The grant will enable the association to research the science of terrorism and national security.
20
The number of federal agencies trying to install a security system designed to protect online transactions.
383
The number of commercial catalogs the Department of Homeland Security will feature in its EMALL electronic mall program, which will enable customers to access the Department of Defense's variety of vendors and catalogs in a one-stop shopping government-to-business exchange.
27
The number of biographical databases that will be integrated along with one biometric database to make the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US VISIT) program work.
9.7
The percentage increase in funding for Homeland security in FY 2005 proposed by President Bush.
$8.2 Million
The amount of money the Nebraska Public Power District has spent over the past two years making security improvements and increasing staffing at its Cooper Nuclear Station following Sept. 11, 2001.
76
The percentage of cities that have not received funding from the Department of Homeland Security to assist first responders such as police, fire and other local officials.
“When necessary, you will need to belly up to put money on the table for readiness. The terrorist threat is not going away.”
— ROBERT LISCOUSKI, Homeland Security's assistant secretary for infrastructure protection.
“Securing America against the scourge and scope of terrorism…is a challenge unlike any we have ever faced. An enemy that never rests, capable of obtaining weapons that come packaged in suitcases and envelopes, cars and cargo…”
— Homeland Security Secretary TOM RIDGE, at the National Cyber Security Summit, Dec. 2003.
“The contrasts between what we were doing a few years ago and what we're doing today is absolutely striking. The amount that HHS spends on bioterrorist preparedness is absolutely 12 times as much as three years ago.”
— Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary TOMMY G. THOMPSON's remarks on the Bio-surveillance Program Initiative which, if imposed, will enhance defenses against bioterrorism.
“We have made the protection of our people and way of life the highest charge of our nation. Just as importantly, we've done it without compromising the qualities that make us Americans. We refuse to accept closed doors and raised walls as the price of security.”
— Deputy Secretary JAMES LOY, addressing the Maritime and Port Security 2004 Conference.
“We should not be using the public, color-coded threat advisory system to warn of terrorist threats that are not national in scope, if we are not willing to discuss them publicly.”
— CHRISTOPHER COX, chairman, House Select Committee on Homeland Security, in Feb. 4 testimony regarding the Homeland Security Advisory System.
“With financial systems, power grids, and other critical infrastructure at stake, we must guard against cyber threats as seriously as we guard against bomb threats.”
— ROBERT S. MUELLER III, Director, FBI, at the Virginia Homeland Security Conference, Nov. 2003.
1) The General Services Administration (GSA) 2) The Associated Press, 3) U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 4) The Washington Post, 5) The White House, 6) The General Accounting Office (GAO), 7) U.S. Conference of Mayors, 8) Department of Health and Human Services, 9) Federal Bureau of Investigation
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