what does "state and local governments mirror these agencies in focus if not in scope." mean?
Here is a part of the article I read now, please anyone kindly explain its second sentence for me, from "state and local governments ........", thanks a lot ^-^

At the federal level alone, there are more than sixty government organizations that maintain some type of Homeland Security responsibility; state and local governments mirror these agencies in focus if not in scope.

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what does "state and local governments mirror these agencies in focus if not in scope." mean?
Here is a part of the article I read now, please anyone kindly explain its second sentence for me, from "state and local governments ........", thanks a lot ^-^

At the federal level alone, there are more than sixty government organizations that maintain some type of Homeland Security responsibility; state and local governments mirror these agencies in focus if not in scope.

Answer

State and local governments have agencies for Homeland Security similar to the federal government (mirror each other in focus = in what they do) but they are not the same in size (in scope).

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