Defense

Bush speaks of big initiatives, small government

In a State of the Union address dominated by initiatives to jump-start the U.S. economy and warnings of impending war in Iraq, President Bush told most federal agencies and employees to expect lean times ahead.

Defense

Army gave chem-bio warfare training to Iraqis

The U.S. Army trained 19 Iraqi military officers in the United States in offensive and defensive chemical, biological and radiological warfare from 1957 to 1967, according to an official Army letter published in the late 1960s.

Defense

Point man

The Defense secretary's abrasive management style may not be popular, but his leadership in the war on terrorism is on the mark.

Defense

Homeland Security opens with a lean headquarters operation

Only about 100 employees of the Homeland Security Department will immediately relocate to the agency’s temporary headquarters in Washington, Secretary Tom Ridge said Friday.

Defense

Homeland Security to move into Washington headquarters

The Homeland Security Department will establish its initial headquarters at a Navy facility in Washington, rejecting a proposal to move to one of several office complexes in Northern Virginia.