HOMELAND SECURITY

Homeland Security

Homeland Security

To enhance the local governments' ability to prepare for and respond to threats of terrorism. The cities, chosen because of population density, critical infrastructure and threat/vulnerability assessment include, New York City, New York; Washington, D.C., national capital region; Los Angeles, California; Seattle, Washington, Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California and Houston, Texas (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2003).

The war on terrorism is expensive for state and local governments. In fact, according to a survey conducted in June 2002 by Deloitte Consulting, Inc., homeland security expenditures by state and local governments could range between $ 98 billion and $138 ...