Defense

Efforts to combat nuclear terrorism hindered by porous borders

Defense

TSA steps up technology investments, deployments

Homeland Security secretary says in the absence of new technology, agency has done as much as it can to improve airport screening performance.

Defense

Businessman, officials spar over withdrawn contract

Probe of failed border surveillance contract could lead to administrative or criminal charges.

Defense

Lawmakers, Guard officials rally to keep planes in place

Pentagon's recommendations would shift hundreds of tankers and fighters and transporters from Air National Guard units to other states.

Defense

Unions continue fight against Pentagon personnel system

Coalition presents recommendations to Acting Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England.

Defense

House lawmakers spar over whistleblower protections

Democrats and national security whistleblowers seek stronger protections for employees who report wrongdoing.

Management

Senators chide administration on missed security deadlines

Administration has missed a number of deadlines under the 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act.

Defense

Senators ask Rumsfeld to allow military personnel to talk to base closing panel

The lawmakers asked Rumsfeld to assure them that members of the military would not be discharged, demoted or face any other penalties for providing information to the commission.

Defense

Terrorist Screening Center plagued by deficiencies, audit finds

FBI says it is working to overcome watch list errors and omissions, management problems, poor database security controls and high turnover rates.

Defense

Pentagon gets more time to declassify base-closing data

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs leaders give Pentagon four more days to deliver information.

Defense

Officials: Real intelligence reform could take 10 years

Reformers defeat first attempt to roll back powers of new national intelligence director, but expect more battles to come.

Defense

Defense authorization bill in limbo while Senate debates judicial nominees

Bill expected to go to Senate floor by July 4.

Defense

Lobbyists, legislators still await full release of BRAC info

Defense Department officials generated hundreds of thousands of pages of documents when making their list of base-closure recommendations.

Defense

Homeland security officials set to implement organizational changes

DHS chief set to announce actions to be taken as a result of review of all of department's operations.

Defense

Three Homeland Security panel members mull run for chairmanship

Slot will open up if if Senate confirms current panel chairman Christopher Cox, R-Calif., to serve as the next Securities and Exchange Commission chief.