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
For Immediate Release
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) and Anthony Miranda (National Latino Officers Association)