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DOD IG Review of Inaccurate 9/11 Related Testimony by FAA and DOD

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Report on Review of Testimony to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (Report No. 06-INTEL-12), September 12, 2006.

  • “Both DoD and the FAA provided the Commission and the public with inaccurate information about their responses to the events of September 11, 2001. However, we found no indication that these statements were intentionally false. Rather, we attribute the inaccurate statements to a lack of capabilities and thoroughness within DoD to accurately reconstruct the response to the sequence of events of September 11, 2001…We confirmed that DoD reported inaccurate information on the air defense response to the September 11,2001, hijackings in press releases and in testimony to the
    Commission. DoD forensic capabilities were inadequate to ensure accurate and timely reporting. The lack of adequate forensic capabilities for maintaining logs, video and audio recordings, and storing radar information was a contributing factor to the inaccurate
    testimony. Individuals responsible for reporting on the response to the attacks were impeded because there were no standardized logs. The ability of DoD to accurately report on events was also affected by inadequate audio recording capabilities.”
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