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Central Intelligence Agency - Responsible for collecting intelligence, correlating and evaluating intelligence related to the national security and providing appropriate dissemination of such intelligence, and providing overall direction for and coordination of the collection of national intelligence outside the United States. |
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Counterterrorism Office - Part of the State Department, charged with coordinating all U.S. Government efforts to improve counterterrorism cooperation with foreign governments and participates in the development, coordination, and implementation of American counterterrorism policy. |
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Department of Homeland Security - Newest federal department charged with preventing terrorist attacks within the United States, reducing America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimizing the damage from potential attacks and natural disasters. 22 agencies from other departments were merged, including the Coast Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Secret Service, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly Immigration & Naturalization Service or INS). |
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Federal Bureau of Investigations - Principal investigative arm of the Justice Department. Upholds the law through the investigation of violations of federal criminal law. Protects the United States from foreign intelligence and terrorist activities. Provides leadership and law enforcement assistance to federal, state, local, and international agencies. |
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The 9/11 Commission Report: Final report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks - Full text version of the 9/11 Commission’s Final Report. It provides a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. It also includes recommendations designed to guard against future attacks. See the Commission's website for more information. |
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Country Reports on Terrorism - Formerly known as the Patterns of Global Terrorism, is an annual report by the State Department submitted to the Congress on detailed assessments of foreign countries where significant terrorist acts occurred, and countries about which Congress was notified pursuant to the Export Administration Act of 1979 (the so-called terrorism list countries that have repeatedly provided state support for international terrorism). |
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GAO Reports on Terrorism - Hundreds of full text reports on the subject, from the Government Accountability Office. |
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Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities efore and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001: Report of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Together with Additional Views - The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Joint Inquiry
into the activities of the U.S. Intelligence Community in connection with the
terrorist attacks perpetrated against our nation on September 11, 2001. Report released December 2002. See also Hearings by the two committees, published in 2004. |
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National Strategy for Combating Terrorism - From the Office of the President, published in February 2003. |
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