Fear and fortune

By G.W. Schulz

Sept. 11 hastened a booming homeland security industry. One southern California company still struggled to get ahead.

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"… tain jurisdictions had delivery issues on big equipment purchases,” said Brendan Murphy, director of grants management for the state agency. “But this was not a …"

Homeland Security marked by waste, lack of oversight

By G.W. Schulz

Records show that communities across California had difficulty managing millions in anti-terrorism grants handed out by Congress after Sept.

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"… easonable. But we accepted the money and knew what we were getting into.”Brendan Murphy, director of grants management for the California Emergency Management Age …"