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9/11: Ten Years Since September 11, 2001
A decade has now passed since the tragic attacks of 9/11, when terrorists exploited our nation's aviation system to kill nearly 3,000 innocent men, women, and children, including citizens of more than 90 countries. Now, 10 years after the worst terrorist attacks ever on American soil, America is stronger and more resilient than ever before. But threats from terrorism persist and challengers remain.
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In This Section
 | Who Joined DHS? When first established, DHS consolidated 22 executive branch organizations into a single cabinet agency... |
 | DHS Reorganization Plan See the initial way the agency organized its core activities after it was stood up... |
 | Post-Katrina Changes After Katrina, Congress required reforms for how DHS organizes its workload... |
 | 2002 Homeland Security Act The law that started it all, establishing DHS as a U.S. cabinet agency... |
 | Department Six-point Agenda After a "second stage review" in 2005, a six-point agenda was set to improve performance... |
 | Proposal to Create DHS George Bush's plan to create DHS was the most significant transformation of government in 50 years.. |
This page was last reviewed / modified on March 12, 2012.