NEW: The US Dept. of Homeland Security won't answer questions about staff and funding for the office to fight domestic terrorism. - strickdc / JuliaEAinsley
But DHS declined to specify how many staff members or how much money the new office will have.Instead, a DHS spokesperson told NBC News:"The new Office will use existing federal personnel within the Office of Terrorism Prevention Partnerships and leverage existing personnel within the Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans. We will work within the standard budget processes and will work with OMB and lawmakers to identify any future funding needs.
Former DHS official Brette Steele, who left the agency in January, welcomed the expanded focus from DHS, which could include efforts to prevent school shootings as well as hate crimes. She says it could also include incidents like the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, and the Las Vegas massacre in 2017, where the motives of the attackers were unclear.
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