100 Blacks In Law Enforcement Who Care
in conjunction with the
NATIONAL
LATINO OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
Press Release
LAW ENFORCEMENT
GROUPS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER THE DECREASED DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
FUNDING AND CALL FOR A COMPREHENSIVE FEDERAL, STATE AND CITY AUDITS
OF THE NYPD’S COUNTER-TERRORISM FUNDS ALLOCATION.
Contact:
Lisa White
(917)
335-3179
Press Briefing:
Members of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care
and the National Latino Officers Association
are calling for a 3 layered audit of the NYPD’s spending of the Department
of Homeland Security’s counter-terrorism funds. The organizations
demands that there be stricter and more transparent oversight
into how the NYPD continues to spend the much needed and deserved monies.
100 Blacks in Law Enforcement spokesperson Eric Adams states “The
funding shift should clearly signal that the NYPD cannot have unilateral,
unchecked control over the allocation of federal funding. The
failure of the NYPD to utilize the Department of Homeland Security funds
to solidify the Department infrastructure is a glaring example of managerial
ineptitude. The executive decision to use Operation ATLAS overtime
as a way to achieve arrest and summons goals as opposed to practical
counter-terrorism efforts is just one example of how the NYPD has misallocated
finite resources for purposes other than what they were intended for.
In addition, while the NYPD installed flatscreen televisions in precincts,
the existing communications and information sharing technology is circa
1980.” Regarding the proposed meeting between Mayor Bloomberg
and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to discuss
the City’s reporting requirements for federal funding, Eric Adams
states “The City administration is engaging in post-crisis analysis.
The Mayor had a responsibility to address reporting requirements and
compliance BEFORE submitting the required data. The City cannot
afford hindsight management in this age of credible global terror threats.”
Date: June 4, 2006
Time: 10:30 am
Location: One Police Plaza
Presiding: Eric Adams - 100 Blacks In Law Enforcement Who Care
Anthony Miranda - National Latino Officers Association