Navy cruiser delivers first strikes in war on Iraq

ABOARD THE USS BUNKER HILL—More than a dozen cruise missiles raced off this cruiser in the northern Persian Gulf Thursday morning local time, delivering some of the opening punches in the war against Iraq.

• George Cahlink
• March 20, 2003

OMB weighs changes to job competition process

The Bush administration is contemplating wide-ranging changes to rules that allow federal jobs to be directly outsourced to private companies, Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Angela Styles told a Senate panel on Wednesday.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• March 19, 2003

House panel seeks to reauthorize Defense Production Act

• Molly M. Peterson
• March 19, 2003

Federal aid workers ready to help Iraqis after attack

• Amelia Gruber
• March 19, 2003

Committee passes 'Bioshield' plan minus compensation program

• Julie Rovner
• March 19, 2003

Massive air, ground assault designed to induce confusion

• George Cahlink
• March 19, 2003

As Hill awaits Iraq supplemental, Dems push homeland spending

• Bill Ghent
• March 19, 2003

‘Shooter’ ship conducts last-minute tests, drills

• George Cahlink
• March 19, 2003

Customs officials intensify efforts against illicit tech exports

• William New
• March 18, 2003

Defense could use new 'best value' competition method under proposal

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• March 18, 2003

Report lacks details on merging homeland personnel systems

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• March 18, 2003

New controls on chemical plant security sought

• John Stanton
• March 18, 2003

Agencies implement more stringent security measures

Federal agencies stepped up security across the country Tuesday as Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge outlined a national plan to protect the United States from terrorist attacks during a war with Iraq.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• March 18, 2003

In the northern Persian Gulf, Navy cruiser is loaded for war

• George Cahlink
• March 18, 2003

In the air war, an overwhelming information advantage

• George Cahlink
• March 18, 2003

Five fights

The commander of the Army's V Corps says the impending war in Iraq will involve fighting five kinds of battles at once.

• James Kitfield
• March 18, 2003

Intelligence reorganization spotlights fabled FBI-CIA rift

• Drew Clark
• March 17, 2003

With Iraq war looming, Hill leaders head to White House

• April Fulton and Bill Ghent
• March 17, 2003

Justice IG says foreign student tracking system inadequate

• National Journal
• March 17, 2003

Homeland security merger raises chain-of-command issues

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge's effort to clarify lines of authority in the department is already creating rumblings of dissent.

• Siobhan Gorman
• March 17, 2003