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CSIS Analysts Say DHS Has Less Cushion In Coming Federal Spending Cuts

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not had the same “significant” budget increases as other national security agencies have in the post-9/11 era, which means it has less “cushion” to react to forthcoming federal spending cuts, a pair of think-tank analysts said yesterday. And “that’s an important element to keep in mind” for both DHS planners and contractors, said Guy Ben-Ari, the deputy director of the Defense Industrial Initiatives Group at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).…

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