A bewildering array of federal bureaucracies have a hand in protecting the U.S. from terrorist attacks, including: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense, OSHA and EPA, NIOSH, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the FBI, the U.S. Fire Administration, the Justice Department, the Department of Transportation and the National Highway Safety Administration.
OSHA chief John Henshaw wants his agency to play an active role in homeland security, but so far it's a sketchy one. And there's no money behind it. The Bush administration did not earmark specific funds for homeland security in the OSHA fiscal 2003 budget. EPA received more than $124 million for homeland security issues.