Defense
FBI chief seeks new powers; rebuffs critics
FBI Director Robert Mueller told senators Tuesday that Congress should grant law enforcement and intelligence agencies greater surveillance powers to combat terrorism.
Defense
Guns and butter
Even with a budget boost, the cost of supporting service members and their families may make money for new weapons scarce.
Defense
Better plans needed for emergency drug distribution
The government is prepared to quickly move drugs and medical supplies in the event of a terrorist attack, but it will be up to the states to get those supplies to the people who need them—and many aren’t yet up to the task, according to health officials.
Defense
Agencies step up security efforts as threat level rises to ‘high’
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said on Friday that federal agencies will take “specific protective measures” to comply with an elevated terrorist threat level.
Defense
Agencies now have permanent buyout authority
Federal agencies can start offering buyouts of up to $25,000 to their employees, under a regulation issued this week.
Management