Defense
New HHS center stands ready to track bioterror attacks
In less than 60 days, the Department of Health and Human Services has built a state-of-the-art center to handle bioterrorism and public health emergencies.
Defense
Military families wait, wonder, worry
Few Americans who would be in harm's way in Iraq come from America's ruling class. They have parents like Phil and Barbara Hall—parents who wonder whether war is justified.
Defense
Reserves strained by war demands, lawmakers say
Members of the National Guard and Reserves—juggling their new missions in the fight against global terrorism and a possible war with Iraq with their traditional duties—could start bailing out unless relief is provided, according to a congressional delegation that recently traveled to Europe.
Defense
Guarded reservists
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's ideas for moving some skills out of Reserve components and back into active-duty forces has raised some caution flags among reservists.
Defense
Bush realigns FBI, CIA counterterrorism operations
In a major shakeup in the war on terrorism, President Bush has ordered the counterterrorism operations of the FBI and CIA to move into a new center overseen by the director of the CIA.
Defense