Foreword
Ten days after last September’s terrorist attack on New York and Washington, President George W. Bush announced the creation of an Office of Homeland Security to coordinate the counterterrorism efforts of more than 40 government agencies. By making the office a staff advisory post, the President was able to act immediately without congressional approval. Yet many in Congress voiced concern that the newly appointed Homeland Security Director, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, would have limited power and effectiveness unless he was given Cabinet rank and the budget authority that went with it.On June 6, 2002, the President proposed exactly that, laying…
