Unlike the Pentagon, the DHS draws no attention even though the US has spent $791bn on “homeland security” since 9/11.


Chris Hellman is a senior research analyst at the National Priorities Project in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was previously a military policy analyst for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, and a Senior Research Analyst at the Center for Defense Information.
Unlike the Pentagon, the DHS draws no attention even though the US has spent $791bn on “homeland security” since 9/11.

What almost $8 trillion in national security spending bought you.
