Defense

White House endorses Homeland Security spending bill

The White House Tuesday released a Statement of Administration Policy supporting passage of the fiscal 2004 Homeland Security appropriations bill as reported out by House committee.

Defense

Secret wars

A new biography of a former CIA director explores the parallels between Vietnam and the war on terrorism.

Defense

Converted military jobs could go to contractors

Contractors could end up with some of the 320,000 military jobs Defense Department officials seek to switch to civilian positions, a top Pentagon official said Tuesday.

Defense

Border agency merger already paying dividends, official says

The merger of four federal border agencies into the new Bureau of Customs and Border Protection has already tightened security along the U.S. border, an official guiding the reorganization said Wednesday.

Defense

Senate panel takes its turn at Pentagon personnel overhaul

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee stepped into the fray Tuesday over plans to overhaul the Pentagon's management of some 730,000 civilian employees.