The report vindicates his contention that “going to battle stations” improved communication within the government, especially with regards to the FBI. So why didn’t anyone take on the systemic problem? Instead, we immediately went back to the operating under the old rdiculous rules. Page 180:

“But during the millennium alert, with its direct links into the United States from Hijazi, Deek, and Ressam, FBI officials were briefing in person about ongoing investigations, not relying on the dissemination of written reports. Berger told us that it was hard for FBI officials to hold back information in front of a cabinet-rank group. After the alert, according to Berger and members of the NSC staff, the FBI returned to its normal practice of withholding written reports and saying little about investigations or witness interviews, taking the position that any information related to pending investigations might be presented to a grand jury and hence could not be disclosed under then-prevailing federal law.”