JD:WeeK5:Assignment

To prepare for this assignment: (Please see attachment) 

• Review Chapter 4 in The 9/11 Commission Report. Reflect on impediments to the structure and organization of and collaboration and cooperation among government agencies. Consider how these impediments impacted counterterrorism efforts.
• Select two impediments to the structure and organization of the FBI, CIA, INS, JTTF, Treasury Department, and/or FAA that existed before the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
• Select one impediment to the collaboration and cooperation among the FBI, CIA, INS, JTTF, Treasury Department, and/or FAA existed before the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
• Consider how counterterrorism efforts were hindered by the impediments you selected.

The assignment (1 page):

• Briefly describe two impediments to the structure and organization of government agencies that existed before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Be specific.
• Briefly describe one impediment to collaboration and cooperation among government agencies that existed before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Be specific.
• Explain how counterterrorism efforts were hindered by the impediments. Be specific and use examples to illustrate your explanation.