Originally Posted by stimpy
I don't bother to know what is happening on political commissions, however I have friends in the Bureau and other places and I can assure you (for what that's worth) that they are very, very focused where we need them.
I think the biggest cooncern was with funds that are designated for local governments. I don't remember the particulars of the formulas, but there was some concern that too much money was going to cities that were very unlikely to experience terrorist attacks and that not enough was allocated to cities such as New York where attacks were more likely. I am going purely from memory here (and I'm the first to admit that I do not follow this stuff closely) but I believe there were also comments that coordination between agencies was insufficient and that various organizations used a mixture of emergency radio frequencies that created chaos instead of allowing a coordinated response. I think last week they reiterated that none of those concerns had received any real attention. Again, I'm not an expert on any of this. I'm just repeating what I think I heard. Someone with more direct knowledge can jump in here if need be, but as a casual observer I have to say that what I heard makes sense to me regardless of what individuals in the FBI might say or believe.