Senator seeks flexibility for first responders

The "one-size-fits-all" approach to awarding homeland security grants to state and local governments is not working and needs to be changed, according to the chairwoman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee.

• Karen Lee Scrivo
• April 28, 2003

Army faces two top leadership vacancies

• Amelia Gruber
• April 28, 2003

Lawmaker seeks delay on Defense personnel reform vote

The ranking member of the House Government Reform Committee is urging committee leaders to delay voting on the Defense Department’s recently unveiled proposal for a new civilian personnel system.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• April 25, 2003

Pentagon restructures management for chem-bio defense program

• Global Security Newswire
• April 25, 2003

Homeland department to accept some immigration forms online

• National Journal
• April 25, 2003

Health plans search for bioterror symptoms

A pilot program that joins the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and some private health plans could help officials to detect a bioterrorism attack before emergency rooms are overwhelmed.

• Marilyn Werber Serafini
• April 25, 2003

Customs official details work toward secure ports, borders

• Molly M. Peterson
• April 24, 2003

New study urges more food regulation by USDA, FDA

• Jerry Hagstrom
• April 24, 2003

'Bioshield' legislation could be headed for Senate vote

• Emily Heil
• April 24, 2003

Homeland official foresees security embedded in 'fabric of society'

• Molly M. Peterson
• April 23, 2003

New relocation program may cost more than Pentagon estimates

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• April 23, 2003

White House cybersecurity chief resigns

• Shane Harris
• April 22, 2003

Pentagon: Personnel overhaul should only include civilian workforce

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• April 22, 2003

Homeland tech chief to specify areas for more research

• William New
• April 22, 2003

Suspicious powder causes evacuation at postal facility

• Global Security Newswire
• April 22, 2003

Failure to fight

Why did Saddam Hussein do almost nothing to try to stop the invasion of his country?

• George C. Wilson
• April 22, 2003

State, local officials begin to question homeland security price tag

• Siobhan Gorman
• April 21, 2003

Senator may revisit ban on military domestic police power

• David Morris
• April 21, 2003

Pentagon said to favor 'legacy' weapons in R&D budget

• Molly M. Peterson
• April 21, 2003

Agencies urged to update guidelines for telling workers of anthrax threats

• Matthew Weinstock
• April 21, 2003