Defeat of House smallpox bill may spur bipartisan effort

• Emily Heil
• April 1, 2003

National Guard anti-terror teams unfunded in Bush budget

• David Morris
• April 1, 2003

The human factor

Sailors in Umm Qasr have a bird's-eye view of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Iraq.

• George Cahlink
• April 1, 2003

Lawmakers ready to 'fast track' supplemental spending bill

• Bill Ghent
• March 31, 2003

Airport screeners question pay policy

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• March 31, 2003

Bill would let Coast Guard award retention bonuses

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• March 31, 2003

Clearing port for humanitarian relief is painstaking process

UMM QASR, IRAQ—Coalition forces have cleared a channel to this key Iraqi city for the delivery of humanitarian supplies, but a lot more work remains before the port is fully open.

• George Cahlink
• March 31, 2003

War Diary: A week in the life of a Marine unit

• George C. Wilson
• March 28, 2003

Army's race to Baghdad exposes risks in battle plan

The audacious, risky thrust into Iraq—a move that throws out traditional Army doctrine—is already sorely testing V Corps' troops, equipment and logistical support.

• James Kitfield
• March 28, 2003

New panel grills Navy leaders on ship numbers

• Michael Zuckerman
• March 28, 2003

TSA seeks to slash airport screener workforce

• Congress Daily
• March 28, 2003

FBI chief details progress on upgrading computer systems

• Bara Vaida
• March 27, 2003

House panel questions FAA management, spending

• John Stanton
• March 27, 2003

Health secretary defends open-ended 'Bioshield' funding

• Julie Rovner
• March 27, 2003

Rumsfeld, Ridge defend supplemental request, flexibility

• Bill Ghent
• March 27, 2003

Bush rallies troops at Florida base

• Congress Daily
• March 26, 2003

OMB to stick with current definition of 'inherently governmental'

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• March 26, 2003

For civilian workers at war, a lonely existence

• George Cahlink
• March 26, 2003

Agencies craft policies for dealing with ‘severe’ terror threat

Federal executives across the country are developing policies to help them decide when to close federal offices and how best to protect their employees if the nation’s threat level is raised to red.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• March 26, 2003

As U.S. works to open port city, mines remain a concern

• George Cahlink
• March 25, 2003