News release: The National Archives…open[ed] more than 150 cubic feet of records of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, known as the 9/11 Commission, an independent, bipartisan commission created by Congress. The Commissions mandate was to provide a full and complete accounting of the attacks of September 11, 2001, and recommend… Continue Reading
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Fact Sheet: Justice Department Counter-Terrorism Efforts Since 9/11
DOJ Fact Sheet: Justice Department Counter-Terrorism Efforts Since 9/11, September 11, 2008 “Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the highest priority of the Justice Department has been to protect America against acts of terrorism. Despite repeated and sustained efforts by terrorists, there has not been another terrorist attack on American soil in the past… Continue Reading
9/11 Remembrance
Library of Congress WiseGuide: Remembering 9/11 Related postings on 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Dedication – September 11, 2008 Pentagon Memorial Fund AP: “An island of peace amid the bustle of Logan International Airport was dedicated Tuesday to honor the 147 passengers and crew killed when terrorists flew two planes from here into New York City’s World… Continue Reading
NORAD/USNORTHCOM Tapes from 9/11 Posted Online
“The North American Aerospace Defense Command and the United States Northern Command have released a copy of their audio files, telephone conversations and situation room discussions, from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The files are posted on governmentattic.org via this link. “NORAD-USNORTHCOM 9-11 audio recordings Over 100 hours of audio recordings of… Continue Reading
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee: Work to Secure the Nation Since September 11, 2001
Quick Guide to The Committees Work to Secure the Nation Since September 11, 2001: “The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is working with single minded vigor to strengthen the security of Americans here at home. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Committee has originated a series of bipartisan legislative initiatives enacted… Continue Reading
GAO Report on Terrorist Watch List Screening
Terrorist Watch List Screening: Efforts to Help Reduce Adverse Effects on the Public, Full text GAO-06-1031, and Highlights, September 29, 2006. “From December 2003 (when TSC began operations) to January 2006, agencies sent tens of thousands of names to TSC, and about half were misidentifications, according to TSC. While the total number of people misidentified… Continue Reading
DOD IG Review of Inaccurate 9/11 Related Testimony by FAA and DOD
Report on Review of Testimony to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (Report No. 06-INTEL-12), September 12, 2006. “Both DoD and the FAA provided the Commission and the public with inaccurate information about their responses to the events of September 11, 2001. However, we found no indication that these statements were… Continue Reading
Lessons Learned From 9/11: DNA Identification in Mass Fatality Incidents
Lessons Learned From 9/11: DNA Identification in Mass Fatality Incidents: “On the fifth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the National Institute of Justice has released this new report prepared by a panel of the Nation’s top forensic scientists. The report reviews the scientists’ experiences and offers guidance to laboratory directors on how to… Continue Reading
Fact Sheet: Protecting the Homeland Post September 11
Fact Sheet: Protecting the Homeland Post September 11: “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken significant action to improve the nations security since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. By improving security measures for the nations aviation system, implementing measures designed to protect our critical infrastructure, using biometrics to establish and verify identity,… Continue Reading
Disclosure of Terrorist Finance Tracking Program
Follow-up to June 22, 2006 posting, Government Mines Global Financial Data in War on Terror, the following related government documents and news today includes: Press release: Statement of Treasury Secretary John W. Snow on Disclosure of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program: “Given our intimate knowledge of the global financial system and financial flows, along with… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Report on FBI’s Handling of Intelligence Prior to 9/11
From the Statement Regarding Release of the Redacted, Unclassified Version of the Office of the Inspector General’s Report Entitled “The Handling of Intelligence Information Prior to the September 11 Attacks”, June 2005 Office of the Inspector General. “On June 7, 2005, the unclassified, redacted version of the Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) report that… Continue Reading
9/11 Public Discourse Project
“The ten members of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (known as the 9-11 Commission) have initiated a nationwide public education campaign for the purpose of making America safer and more secure. In so doing, the commissioners will give people throughout America the opportunity to participate in a debate that has… Continue Reading
