$19 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR L.A. SECURITY.Byline: - Daily News The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States is making $19 million available to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. for anti-terrorist and security costs, in addition to $12.5 million already earmarked to help make the nation's large cities safer. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach also received a total of $9 million to beef up security. ``I am very pleased that the department of Homeland Security has moved so quickly to allocate additional funding to protect the nation's largest cities,'' Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California said Wednesday. ``In Los Angeles, we are working hard to prepare our first responder first responder First response personnel Emergency medicine A person employed in the public sector–EMT, fire fighter, police, volunteer EMS–whose duties include provision of immediate medical care in the event of an emergency; FRs have basic emergency to be ready for any emergency in the post-Sept. 11 environment.'' |
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