Defense
Congress approves bill to boost Coast Guard funding, hiring
The fiscal 2005 spending bill increases active-duty Coast Guard personnel from 37,000 to 45,500.
Defense
House, Senate send Defense appropriations bill to president
$417.5 billion measure cuts $1.6 billion from President Bush's budget request.
Defense
9/11 commission scolds government over attacks, calls for major reforms
Panel members and victims’ families plan to lobby hard for changes.
Defense
Appropriators take aim at high-profile Pentagon projects
All three services hit with funding cuts, restructuring plans and reporting requirements on big weapons programs.
Defense
Bipartisanship evaporates on Homeland Security authorization
Republicans and Democrats on Homeland Security Committee lob charges and counter-charges of partisanship.
Defense
Bush signs Project Bioshield bill
Law creates fast-track government-industry program to develop antidotes to various chemical and biological agents.
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.
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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