
$680 million in stimulus funds were allocated to the Department of Homeland Security to enhance border security. Suspicion of political interference arose after DHS secretary Janet Napolitano’s home state of Arizona received more funding than any other state, while one of the nation’s highest-priority stations received none.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/23/AR2009102302651_pf.html
