Back in February 2006, the Bush administration requested, and Congress later approved, roughly $463 billion in funding for the Defense Department. But when it comes to what American taxpayers really spend on national security, this is the tip of the iceberg. All told, the United States spent nearly $1 trillion on security in fiscal year 2007. Go to www.securitymag.com and click on Daily News - Security Industry for full text from the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Sun-Times.
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