911 Commission Report Card shows poor grades

Final Commission Report Details Deficiencies

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On December 5, 2005, the 9/11 Commission, composed of four Republicans and four Democrats, issued its final report, accompanied by a summarized report card, on the status federal government implementation of its 41 basic recommendations to deter another catastrophic attack on the US homeland.

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Homeland Security and Emergency Response
-- Radio Spectrum for first responders -- F (C+ if pending legislation passes)
-- Incident Command System -- C
-- Risk-based allocation of homeland security funds -- F (A if pending legislation passes)
-- Critical infrastructure assessment -- D
-- Private sector preparedness -- C
-- National Strategy for Transportation Security -- C-
-- Airline passenger pre-screening -- F
-- Airline passenger explosive screening -- C
-- Checked bag and cargo screening -- D
-- Terrorist travel strategy -- I
-- Comprehensive screening system -- C
-- Biometric entry-exit screening system -- B
-- International collaboration on borders and document security -- [ B
-- Standardize secure identifications -- B-
Intelligence and Congressional Reform
-- Director of National Intelligence -- B
-- National Counterterrorism Center -- B
-- FBI national security workforce -- C
-- New missions for CIA Director -- I
-- Incentives for information sharing -- D
-- Government-wide information sharing -- D
-- Northern Command planning for homeland defense -- B-
-- Full debate on PATRIOT ACT -- B
-- Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Boards -- D
-- Guidelines for government-sharing of personal information -- D
-- Intelligence oversight reform -- D
-- Homeland Security Committees -- B
-- Unclassified top-line intelligence budget -- F
-- Security clearance reform -- B
Foreign Policy and Nonproliferation
-- Maximum effort to prevent terrorists from acquiring WMD -- D
-- Afghanistan -- B
-- Pakistan -- C+
-- Saudi Arabia -- D
-- Terrorist sanctuaries -- B
-- Coalition strategy against Islamist terrorism -- C
-- Coalition detention standards -- F
-- Economic policies -- B+
-- Terrorist financing -- A-
-- Clear US message abroad -- C
-- International broadcasting -- B
-- Scholarship, exchange, and library programs -- D
-- Secular education in Muslin countries -- D