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THE GOVERNMENT®CONTRACTORInformation and Analysis on Legal Aspects of ProcurementVol. 44, No. 46 December 11, 2002rorism, and minimizing the danger of, and helpingin recovery from, any terrorist attacks that do oc-Focuscur. The Department will not, however, be a lawenforcement agency. The Justice Department andFBI would remain the lead law enforcement agen-¶ 490cies for investigating and prosecuting terrorist ac-tivities, along with state and local enforcementFEATURE COMMENT: Homeland Securityagencies.Act Of 2002The Department will be organized under fiveUnder Secretaries responsible for the followingOn November 25, 2002, President George W. Bushfunctions:signed into law the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Information Analysis and Infrastructureestablishing a massive, cabinet-level Department ofProtection—analyzing all intelligence informationHomeland Security (DHS). The Act, which becomesrelated to possible terrorists attacks on the U.S.effective January 24, 2003, represents the most ex-and evaluating vulnerability of key resources andtensive reorganization of the Federal Governmentcritical infrastructure of the U.S.in more than 50 years. See Homeland Security Act Science and Technology—combining variousof 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-296 and 44 GC ¶ 468.science and technology programs to develop coun-This FEATURE COMMENT addresses the provi-termeasures against terrorists threats, includingsions of the Act that are of greatest interest tothose that ...