'Back-Door' Base Closures
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Neely Out at GSA
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Gimme My Discount! Deals for Feds
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Camp al Qaeda
May 7, 2002 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- Built to block the advance of communism but left nearly idle in the decade since the Cold War ended, the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay was a sleepy remnant of a different time in geopolitics. This sweltering Caribbean outpost, consisting of a cluster of squat, ...
Agencies urged to study, share data on previous terror attacks
December 3, 2001 What does the United States need to know and do to avert new terrorist strikes against American citizens on American soil? To Attorney General John D. Ashcroft, much of the answer is to round up and detain hundreds of suspects without even releasing their names. Asked on November 27 to ...
FBI must switch gears to prevent terrorism, experts say
October 9, 2001 As its agents sift through rubble and interview countless people about the attacks of September 11, the FBI is in its element. Its traditions, rules, and organizational structure generally make it very adept at crime-solving-but very poor at terrorism prevention. The pressing question now is whether the FBI can radically ...
Top federal lawyers build case against terrorists
September 28, 2001 Since the first deadly strikes against American targets in the 1980s, the United States has struggled to develop a swift, just, and consistent approach to combating terrorism. U.S. policy has ranged from launching missile strikes on terrorist dens abroad, to trying suspects in U.S. courts, to allowing foreign investigators to ...
Justice Department
June 28, 2001 Established: 1870 Address: 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20530 Phone: 202-514-2000 2001 Budget:: $21.5 billion Employment:: 125,732 Web Site: www.usdoj.gov Functions: The Justice Department provides the means for enforcing federal laws and furnishes legal counsel in federal cases. The department provides legal advice to the President, investigates federal crimes, ...
Focusing on bias
March 5, 2001 Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Civil rights activists and affirmative action opponents may be riveted on who will lead the high-profile Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department, but there is another pivotal anti-discrimination slot ready for President Bush to fill -- the chairmanship of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ...
