In addition to calling for sweeping changes to the executive branch's intelligence apparatus, the 9/11 Commission is asking lawmakers to reconsider the way Congress oversees the intel community and the federal government's homeland security activities. In a much-anticipated report released July 22, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States says strengthening congressional oversight could be one of its most important recommendations. Other proposals, like creating a "National Counterterrorism Center" and creating a director of national intelligence position,...
