White House opposes plan for independent Sept. 11 commission

• Congress Daily
• October 11, 2002

Senator blocks all aviation security legislation

• April Fulton
• October 11, 2002

Virginia senators push homeland security contractor liability bill

• National Journal
• October 10, 2002

Senator calls for new intelligence agency

• National Journal
• October 10, 2002

House, Senate conferees approve $355B Defense spending bill

• Margo MacFarland
• October 10, 2002

Navy secretary seeks 'agile and quick' organization

• George Cahlink
• October 10, 2002

CDC chief puts agency in overdrive

As the first woman to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Julie Gerberding is racing to prepare her agency for the next public health crisis.

• Eliza Newlin Carney
• October 10, 2002

Army secretary approves massive outsourcing plan

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• October 10, 2002

Secretary White memorandum on Army outsourcing initiative

• October 10, 2002

Senators seek coordination in tracking terrorist funding

• Pamela Barnett
• October 9, 2002

Port dispute may help prompt deal on seaport security bill

• April Fulton
• October 9, 2002

Homeland security, appropriations face new snag in Senate

• Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• October 9, 2002

White House cyber chief pushes Internet operations center

• Bara Vaida
• October 8, 2002

Funding battles leave aviation security agency in limbo

Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta Tuesday said Congress' ongoing spending battles may make it difficult for the Transportation Security Administration to meet looming aviation security deadlines.

• April Fulton
• October 8, 2002

The 'say yes' force

Is the overstressed Air Force ready for an all-out assault on Iraq?

• George Cahlink
• October 8, 2002

Military puts war preparations in high gear

The world may not be ready to accept a war on Iraq. Even many in the Pentagon have doubts. But the military buildup is well under way.

• Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
• October 7, 2002

Ex-Coast Guard commander sees 'dangerously unprotected' ports

• Molly M. Peterson
• October 4, 2002

Defense agency launches back into space research arena

• Molly M. Peterson
• October 4, 2002

Secretary White draft letter on Army outsourcing initiative

• October 4, 2002

Hundreds of thousands of Army employees could face outsourcing

In what would be the biggest privatization project ever attempted by a federal agency, the Army is planning to let private companies compete for the jobs of more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• October 4, 2002