(Source: The Heritage Foundation) January 3, 2017 | Special Report on Homeland Security By David Inserra In 2014, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had a total budget authority of $60.4 billion-which grew to $66.8 billion in 2016. This budget funds a diverse set of agencies that are responsible for a wide range of issues: counterterrorism, transportation security, immigration and border control, cybersecurity, and disaster response. Yet, DHS management of these issues is highly flawed, both in the finer details of its operations and in its broader priorities. Such failure has provoked a small chorus of critics to question the value of DHS as a whole, and whether the U.S. would be...
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