New Report Indicates Key Homeland Security Mandates Ignored

Committee on Homeland Security has released a new report examining the current state of the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 [Thomas].   Prepared by the Committee on Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs Wasted Lessons of 9/11: How the Bush Administration Has Ignored the Law and Squandered Its Opportunities to Make our Country Safer analyzes key statutory requirements and finds that although the Bush Administration has taken some steps to carry out the provisions of the Act, many of the key provisions show little or no progress.  [RJ]