• FirstGov: America Responds to Terrorism
  http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Usgresponse.shtml
  Anthrax and bioterrorism information, links to the FBI, Office of Homeland Security, Defense Department, State Department, and other federal agencies. Information on victim's benefits and assistance, travel warnings and real time airport status.
• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) - Protecting Democracy
  http://www.ncsl.org/programs/press/2002/responsebook1st.pdf
  State legislative activity in response to the terrorist attacks, including actions on bioterrorism, electronic surveillance, nuclear plant security, economic stimulus, and other issues. Also, security measures in state capitols.
• Council of State Governments - Suggested State Legislation
  http://ssl.csg.org/terrorism/masterterror.html
  Suggested state legislation drafts, bill docket items, and other related state legislation. Also, links to state anti-terrorism/homeland security team sites.
• Stateline.org: Anti-Terrorism
  http://www.stateline.org
  Use "terrorism" as search term on this website to see what actions states have taken in response to terrorist attacks.
• Aviation Security Act, Public Law 107-71
  http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:SN01447:|TOM:/bss/d107query.html|
  Full text of federal legislation created to improve air transportation security in response to the September 11 attacks, including provisions to strengthen cockpit doors and federalize airport screeners (Sponsor: Senator Ernest Hollings).
• U.S. Department of State - The International Toll of September 11, 2001
  http://www.state.gov/s/ct/
  International map of casualties of the terrorist attack. Also, links to information on the anti-terrorism coalition, humanitarian efforts, homeland defense, and economic issues. Includes the Electronic Journal on Terrorism.
• Department of Defense - Defense of Freedom Medal
  http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2001/b09272001_bt463-01.html
  Information on the creation of a medal of honor for civilian employees of the Department of Defense injured or killed in the line of duty. The first recipients will be those killed at the Pentagon in the terrorist attack.

Virginia

• Virginia Department of Emergency Management
  http://www.vdem.state.va.us/
  Guidelines for preparing for terrorist attacks, links to key state and federal players in emergency management - Virginia State Police, Virginia Department of Health, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), U. S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) and the FBI.
• Virginia Department of Health - Bioterrorism Preparedness
  http://www.vdh.state.va.us/epi/bio.htm
  FAQs about anthrax and other biological agent threats, safety guidelines for state workers, terrorism victims' helplines, and information on Virginia's bioterrorism preparedness.
• Virginia Post-Attack Economic Response Task Force
  http://www.dba.state.va.us/services/meetings.asp
  To assist the businesses and workforce of Virginia in dealing with the adverse economic impact of the terrorist attacks, Governor Gilmore created the VPAER Task Force. This site links to the final report to the Governor, as well as to individual work group reports. Contains economic impact statistics for various sectors of Virginia's economy.