“America is stronger and more resilient than ever before,” said Homeland Security Department Secretary Janet Napolitano in a report released July 21, 2011. “But threats from terrorism persist. And challenges remain.”

The new report outlines the Department’s progress implementing the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, originally released in July 2004 to assess the circumstances surrounding 9/11 and to identify ways to guard against future terrorist attacks.

The areas in DHS has made significant progress include:

• Expanding information sharing
• Strengthening airline passenger pre-screening
• Targeting terrorist travel
• Enhancing screening for explosives
• Protecting cyber networks and critical physical infrastructure
• Bolstering the security of U.S. borders and identification documents
• Ensuring robust privacy, civil rights and civil liberties safeguards