(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Washington August 24 (QNA) - A senior US official said that President Barack Obama has directed a review of federal programs and funding that allow state and local police to acquire surplus military equipment amid criticism of the heavily armed response by local law enforcement agencies to protests in Ferguson Missouri. The review will include whether the programs are appropriate if the agencies are getting enough training and guidance to use the equipment and whether the federal government is sufficiently auditing the use of the equipment. The review will be led by White House staff including the Domestic Policy Council the National Security Council the Office of Management and Budget and relevant U.S. agencies - including the departments of Defense Homeland Security Justice and Treasury in coordination with Congress the official said. (QNA)
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