Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano asked lawmakers Wednesday for their support in addressing the “budget implications” of the failed Christmas airline bombing attempt, although administration officials said some decisions on spending and personnel have been made internally.

Appearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Napolitano did not specify what those implications might be. But she said in written testimony that her department would be accelerating deployment to U.S. airports of advanced passenger screening technology, explosives-trained dogs and security personnel. She said the department would be working to enhance the training and size of the Federal Air Marshal Service and to develop better security technology in cooperation with the Department of Energy.

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