"We will have 24-7 surveillance of key Inaugural facilities, as well as portable x-ray equipment to examine packages, as well as commercial vehicles and delivery trucks entering these areas. In addition, we will deploy trained Homeland Security personnel to augment the work of local law enforcement.

We anticipate there will be about 6,000 law enforcement personnel here from dozens of federal, state and local agencies. We will utilize record numbers of canine bomb teams. We're spending a great deal of money in the Department of Homeland Security very appropriately on the technology of detection."



"As with many Bush Administration endeavors, not all the costs of the 2005 inauguration are reflected in the advertised price, which is supposed to be covered by private donations from high-roller individuals and corporations.

Security, for example. District of Columbia officials are still waiting for an answer on who will cover the city of Washington's $17.3 million tab for various inaugural costs, including $5.3 million in police overtime.

The unprecedented security effort will be overseen by the Secret Service and 50 federal, state, and local agencies from a special command post somewhere in northern Virginia. More than 4,600 law enforcement officers will guard the 1.7-mile route of the inaugural parade, which reaches from the Capitol to the White House.

We don't quarrel with a president's right to hold an inauguration in keeping with the historic significance of the quadrennial event, or with the need for security."




"Unlike previous such events, the Bush administration is refusing to reimburse the District of Columbia for costs associated with the inauguration.

That could amount to $11.9 million, said Mayor Anthony Williams.

But given a war seemingly without end, and the horrors of the tsunami still fresh, perhaps restraint should have prevailed."


Also find corresponding info here at these news links:

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=4284
http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2005/01/11/inauguration/index_np.html
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/12/155239
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jan2005/n01112005_2005011106.html
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/01/12/record_security_promised_in_dc/
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050112/NEWS09/501120390