Defense
Conferees finish $418 billion Defense appropriations bill
Conference report is $1.6 billion below President Bush's budget request.
Defense
Outgoing TSA official cites progress, challenges
Deputy Administrator Stephen McHale takes on critics of agency's effort to hire and train a screener workforce.
Defense
Legislator hopes for breakthrough on authorization bill
Negotiations stalled over amendments offered by Democrats.
Defense
Immigration agency seeks to beef up financial investigations
Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau grapples with how to prioritize limited personnel and resources.
Defense
Partisan, turf battles slow Homeland Security authorization
Democrats object to strategy of slicing the measure into nine separate bills.
Defense
Public hearings and 9/11 report put focus on intelligence reform
Intelligence agencies grapple with need for change, but can it be done without congressional intervention?
Defense
Homeland Security makes progress on management mandates
Agency implements 40 key recommendations by the Government Accountability Office, and makes progress on dozens more.
Defense
DHS scraps computer pre-screening system, starts over
Privacy groups applaud changes, and seek more input in designing the new program.
Defense
TSA deputy announces resignation
Stephen McHale plans to seek opportunities in the private sector.
Defense