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Most Area Terrorism Funding Not Spent
Washington Last in U.S.; $120 Million Still Unused
By Spencer S. Hsu and Sarah Cohen
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, April 10, 2005; Page A01
The Washington area has not spent the majority of $145 million in anti-terrorism grants awarded by the federal government over the past three years, including funds earmarked for such critical items as hospital beds and protective gear for rescue workers.
Long after the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, homeland security spending across the country remains bogged down by administrative problems, back orders for equipment and long timelines to implement new technology, such as communications systems.