Government struggles to justify terror spending
Five years after Sept 11 the U S government cannot show how the 5 billion in grants to public health departments better prepared the nation for bioterrorism or flu. CDC evaluators say accountability is lacking while officials cite improved response capacity and rising funding from 40.7 million in 1999 to 950 million in 2002 with ongoing efforts to measure impact.
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