Defense
Air Guard plan would limit Pentagon's proposed closures
Plan would allow every state to keep a flying mission.
Defense
Legislation proposed to upgrade federal officers' status
Officers in more than 24 agencies would receive the full benefits of law enforcement officers.
Defense
Dwindling number of aircraft may seal fate of Air Guard
Under base closing proposal, 23 Air National Guard units would be stripped of their planes.
Defense
Postal Service beefs up instruction on handling suspicious mail
Training will give employees exposure to more scenarios.
Defense
Pentagon defends environmental estimates for closing bases
Critics say cost of cleaning up shuttered military installations will cut deeply into estimated savings of closing bases.
Defense
DHS plans Web site to help identify transportation vulnerabilities
Free Web-based tool would allow transportation owners and operators to voluntarily assess system security and get feedback on improvements.
Defense
D.C. train ban remains on hold while other cities efforts advance
Rail operator CSX and Transportation Department trying to have ban lifted.
Defense
Bush administration's TSA budget request faces steep cuts
House and Senate appropriators will meet in September to negotiate the final budget numbers before sending the bill to the president.
Defense
Cost of Defense personnel reforms questioned
Unions say $158 million quoted cost is unrealistic.
Defense
Report cites increased risk of terrorist attack using chemicals
Congressional study outlines options for lawmakers, such as requiring chemical plant operators to have better protections.
Defense
Maine lawmakers make last-ditch pitch to save Naval Air Base
Group argued that Brunswick Naval Air Station is vital to homeland defense.
Tech
DHS initiates programs to unify technology acquisitions
Programs would standardize shopping for IT services, commodities.
Defense
Connecticut lawmakers offer defense of New London base
Group tries to convince BRAC panel to leave submarine base intact.
Tech
Homeland Security agency deploys ID tags in visitor forms
Forms for visitors will be embedded with tags containing a unique serial number linked to a database.
Defense
Ex-FBI translator takes case to Supreme Court
Favorable ruling on whistleblower case would challenge government secrecy rules and allow court case to proceed.
Defense
TSA revamping shoe-screening policy
Agency puts out call for new inspection devices, so travelers can go through checkpoints without taking off their shoes.
Defense
Local officials call for more mass transit security funding
Wish lists of new security technologies are growing larger.
Defense
Federal cargo inspection system found wanting
Senators say U.S. seaports remain vulnerable because DHS knows too little about contents of shipping containers.
Defense
Assaults on Park Service officers increase
National Park Service officers were assaulted 111 times in 2004, resulting in 33 injuries.
Defense