Number	22430
Subject	Homeland Security
Source	Express-News (San Antonio, Texas)
State	TX
Year	2005
Publication Date	4/17/05; 9/11/05
Summary	The billions of dollars poured into Homeland Security since Set. 11, 2001 has not made Texas communities significantly safer. Instead Homeland Security has evolved into a massive spending spree undertaken with inadequate planning, coordination or accountability. A good portion has been wasted on high-tech gadgetry that is of minimal practical use in real emergencies. A 2004 chlorine gas spill outside San Antonio showed that emergency response efforts have not improved since the 9-11 attacks.
Category	Contest Entry -- FOIA Award Category
Pages	17
Keywords	FOIA;defense;Homeland Security;government spending;grant money;state government;data negotiation;emergency management; high-tech gadgetry; chlorine gas spill
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