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25 years after 9/11: Attacks that reshaped U.S. homeland security

The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people led to sweeping federal changes aimed at preventing another such event.

Published Sep 7, 2026, 1:21 PM EDT | WFMZZ

The Center Square reports that the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people, prompted a wide range of federal-level reforms to prevent a repeat. Those changes reshaped U.S. homeland security policy, operations, and interagency coordination.