March 11, 2009

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Releases Information on Stimulus Act Funding

On March 3, 2009, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a press release regarding the funding that it will receive from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. According to the press release, $3.5 billion will go to the DHS and the General Services Administration (GSA) in support of DHS programs.

Some of the DHS-projects that will receive stimulus funding include:

• $650 million to begin construction on consolidated DHS Headquarters
• $720 million to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for renovation and construction of land port entries
• $100 million to the CBP for Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) technology
• $100 million to the CBP for border technology on the Southwestern U.S. border
• $1 billion to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for explosives detection systems and checkpoint screening equipment

The DHS has also created a website that will enable the public to monitor and track the use of the stimulus funds received by the DHS at www.dhs.gov/recovery.