DHS cuts N.Y. funds as Obama visits

Politico · 13th May 2010 03:00 PM

Agency plans to slash 27 percent for transit security.

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**BoogyMan** · 13th May 2010 09:28 PM

New York is a city that I certainly would not have cut the security funding for. NYC seems to be the prime target for terrorists as it holds some of the largest and most recognizable symbols of the country. Surely there had to be other places that could have more effectively absorbed these cuts than NYC, and within days of an attempted bombing. It boggles the mind.

**NiteGuy** · 17th May 2010 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by BoogyMan

New York is a city that I certainly would not have cut the security funding for. NYC seems to be the prime target for terrorists as it holds some of the largest and most recognizable symbols of the country. Surely there had to be other places that could have more effectively absorbed these cuts than NYC, and within days of an attempted bombing. It boggles the mind.

Well, it would if that's what was actually happening. The DHS budget was cut yes, but you don't find out until page two of the story that direct grants for port security, bundled with the DHS funds that will be allocated to NYC, actually increase their port security budget by almost $50 million.

It looks like what the Feds did here is take some away with one program, and give even more with another.

**BoogyMan** · 17th May 2010 05:33 PM

That is a good thing for the ports, but NYC faces more than just port based threats. The additional funding you are referencing are part of a granting program in the American Recovery and Reinvestment act.

The concerning part is that grant funding such as the ARRA is typically one time or short term. The budget was actually cut for NYC as the article points out.

Originally Posted by OP

The cuts, lawmakers were told, amount to about 25 percent for port security, and another 27 percent for transit security, according to several reports. The White House has since insisted the cuts will be more than balanced out by other funding increases.