"In fact, in 2002, the Secretary of Defense authorized such support on a reimbursable basis to organizations formerly components of the Department of Justice and Department of the Treasury and currently components of the Department of Homeland Security"

This quote by Solomon Ortiz is describing the authorization of support from the Department of Defense to companies that were previously components of the Department of Justice and Department of the Treasury, but are now parts of the Department of Homeland Security. This authorization was given up 2002 and was done on a reimbursable basis, meaning that the Department of Defense would be reimbursed for the support it supplied. This quote is necessary due to the fact that it reveals that the Department of Defense was willing to offer assistance to the Department of Homeland Security, although it was not a part of the Department of Defense at the time. This shows the importance of the Department of Homeland Security and the requirement for the Department of Defense to offer assistance to it.