Defense
Federal commission outlines Sept. 11 plot
Report reveals terrorists had ambitious plans that were disrupted in part by U.S. immigration officials and laws.
Defense
House panel quickly approves $416 billion defense bill
Bill includes funding for a 3.5 percent troop pay raise.
Defense
Senate panel passes homeland security spending bill
Measure provides $896 million more than President Bush requested.
Defense
Auditors find use of Iraq contracts is a mixed bag
Defense says its process has ‘matured’ since the March 2003 invasion.
Defense
Cheney had no hand in Halliburton award, officials say
Defense, Army witnesses testify there was no contact over multibillion-dollar Iraqi oil-field contract.
Defense
Defense spending bill delayed, omnibus considered
Almost 200 amendments remain pending to the defense authorization bill.
Defense
House votes to keep Homeland Security in Washington
House passes a bill Monday that will keep DHS headquarters in its current, Nebraska Avenue, location.
Tech
House votes to delay biometric visa requirement
Without the shift, U.S. consular offices would have been overwhelmed processing visas for travelers previously not required to have them.
Defense
Senate votes to require Pentagon oversight of Iraq contracts
Amendment would halt the practice of outsourcing management of major reconstruction and security contracts.
Defense
Whistleblowers ask federal workers to come forward with 9/11 evidence
Justice Department moves to prevent whistleblower, Congress and federal court from disclosing information about attacks.
Defense
Tricare pharmacy program recovers from rocky beginning
Claims being processed at high volumes after initial computer glitch is resolved.
Defense
Homeland Department seeks technology to detect suicide bombers
The House Appropriations Committee included $9.7 million in the fiscal 2005 homeland security spending bill for the initiative.
Defense
Frustrated intelligence reformers see window of opportunity
Forty studies dating back almost to the birth of the CIA have lamented that no one's really in charge of the nation's intelligence apparatus.
Tech
Official: Technology won't stand in way of transfer of threat analysis
There are no technological barriers to transferring authority for analyzing intelligence on terrorist threats from CIA to Homeland Security.
Defense
Defense Department drafts stronger software security rules
More stringent requirements could be in place by the end of next year.
Defense
Privacy group sues TSA, Justice over airline passenger data
Complaint alleges agencies have failed to adequately respond to Freedom of Information Act requests.
Tech
Homeland Security has no plans to update cybersecurity strategy
Plan issued in 2003 is flawed, but time isn't ripe to change it yet, says cybersecurity chief.
Defense