Commission Report
The purpose of this page is to document commentary on the Commision Report
July 22, 2010
Today, DHS “marked the sixth anniversary of the issuance of the 9/11 Commission Report by releasing a 2010 progress report.” The press release was titled: “Secretary Napolitano Releases Report on DHS Progress Fulfilling 9/11 Commission Recommendations, Including Historic Advances in Aviation Security.” A link to the full report is included in the press release..
December 30, 2009
This first item comes from a podcast of The Tony Kornheiser show on December 30, 2009. Tony and Al Michaels were discussing the difficulty UCLA students had getting to Washington D.C. for a football bowl game in the aftermath of the attempt to bring down a Northwest Airlines plane. In the course of the conversation Michaels tasked Tony, as follows: “Tony, I want you to march down to Capital Hill, people have to deal with this. They didn’t pay attention to the 9-11 Commission Report. Lee Hamilton and Thomas Kean did a tremendous job.” The actual audio can be heard at this link. Al Michaels Tony Kornheiser
On January 5, 2010, Commissioner Tom Kean and Team 8 Leader, John Farmer Jr. publish an Op-Ed article in the New York Times concerning the failed Christmas Day attempt to bring down a Northwest Airlines plane.
On January 8, 2010, the New York Times ran an editorial, “88, count ‘em.” The reference is to the number of Congressional committees and sub-committees with some degree of oversight for homeland security. That thesis extends to the intelligence communities. Here is one quote: “There are 88 separate committees and subcommittees claiming authority in the homeland security field, plus a parallel welter of panels for intelligence.”
Both the Congressional Joint Inquiry and 9-11 Commission understood that Congressional reform is necessary. The question remains as to whether the American people have the political will to make that happen. So far, that has not been the case; it is business as usual on the Hill.
On January 14, 2010, Commissioners Kean and Hamilton wrote an opinion article for USA Today, arguing that more needs to be done. That article can be read here.