The authority does receive state and federal grants to pay for construction (capital) and security projects.
In California and New York, officials have repeatedly expressed frustration at what they say is insufficient federal financing for their port security projects.
In order to start the management phase of the risks, action plans and security projects can be selected for an optimal benefit to the organization.
It plans to hire another 75 by March and is shifting some of its investigative specialists to security projects.
Federal financing, $5.4 million, is in place for the security project, which moved only slightly ahead this week.
In addition, it runs 500 remote-site security projects, for example, catering for oil workers.
The social security project was further complicated because of negotiations with the DHSS about which books they were going to provide.
"We would like to do more, but all of our current capital program security funds are committed to other security projects."
"I'm sure it was a way to get back at the Greeks for not giving them more contracts for Olympics security projects."
The 50 American flags at the base of the Washington Monument were removed until spring for a security project.