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Working Paper: Facts and Figures about Seven Years of Homeland Security Spending
Title: Working Paper: Facts and Figures about Seven Years of Homeland Security Spending
Date: March 2008
Author: Veronique De Rugy
Institution: Mercatus Center
Bibliographic Entry: De Rugy, Veronique. “Working Paper: Facts and Figures about Seven Years of Homeland Security Spending.” Mercatus Center. George Mason University. March 2008. http://www.mercatus.org /repository/docLib/20080304_WP0802.pdf (accessed March 28, 2008).
Electronic Link: http://www.mercatus.org/repository/docLib/20080304_WP0802.pdf
Key Words: homeland security spending, DHS money breakdown, performance measures
Summary of Key Points, Issues, Conclusions:
This report presents ten facts about homeland security spending since FY2001, along with graphic representation and bulleted explanation. These facts include: (1) funding for homeland security activities has risen substantially since 2001, (2) DHS does not spend all of its money on homeland security, (3) DHS is not the only agency spending money on homeland security, (4) homeland security money allocation jeopardizes proper oversight, (5) which agencies get homeland security money and how much, (6) in FY 2009, three different sources provide homeland security activities funding, (7) DHS keeps getting bigger, (8) the breakdown of money inside DHS, (9) DHS does not attempt to measure the performance of its programs and (10) the absence of further attacks on America does not mean that the country’s security has improved.
Name of Researcher: Julie Curry
Institution: Integrative Center for Homeland Security, Texas A&M University
Date Posted: April 1, 2008