This page was sent to you by: timo.eranko@kolumbus.fi. NATIONAL | May 8, 2005 U.S. to Spend Billions More to Alter Security Systems By ERIC LIPTON After spending more than $4.5 billion on screening devices, the federal government has concluded that much of the equipment is ineffective, unreliable or too expensive to operate. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/08/national/08screen.html?ex=1116129600&en=d19839201ada1456&ei=5070 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help@nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2005 The New York Times Company