ABSTRACT
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and catastrophic hurricanes and other weather events since provide several lessons that have yet to be integrated fully into a comprehensive strategy to make the nation safe from a growing range of hazards and disaster consequences. In the rush to adapt to the dangers of international terrorism, dramatic organizational and policy process changes were enacted often based more on the political need to take action than on a careful and critical analysis of what actions were needed to enhance homeland security.
