After Sept. 11, terrorism and security concerns competed for time and attention with a bidding scandal.

The changes were made in response to the bidding scandal at Salomon Brothers.

The drive toward these Games began as an offshoot to the bidding scandal surrounding Salt Lake City.

Salomon Brothers paid $290 million to settle charges arising from the bidding scandal.

Salomon's decision, in effect, now isolates the firm's former top managers, as investigations continue into the unfolding illegal bidding scandal in the Treasury markets.

They spawned an extensive bidding scandal that brought about resignations and reform.

But it does indicate the breadth of the Government's inquiry into the bidding scandal.

The biggest step to settle the bidding scandal came last year when Salomon agreed to pay $290 million in fines and damages but would not face criminal charges.

A surprisingly casual approach also appears to have characterized the way the firm's former senior management dealt with the illegal bidding scandal.

An embarrassing bidding scandal, sluggish ticket sales and the specter of terrorism fed a sense of foreboding about the Games.