Defense

Anti-drug task force may provide homeland security blueprint

A little-known interagency drug-control task force in Florida may provide the key to reorganizing federal agencies to curb terrorism.

Defense

White House pledges not to strip all homeland employees' union rights

The White House has agreed to issue a written pledge not to abuse its authority to strip collective bargaining rights from unionized employees transferred to the new Homeland Security Department.

Defense

Beyond Iraq

We should not become so fixated on invading Iraq that we ignore the greater dangers: al Qaeda, loose nuclear materials in Russia and nuclear proliferation.

Management

New job competition process to be tested on IT workers

Federal information technology workers will likely be guinea pigs for a new public-private job competition process developed by the Bush administration.

Defense

Air force launches billion-dollar plan to modernize depots

The Air Force wants to spend nearly $1 billion over five years to rebuild and modernize its aging depots as part of a larger effort to operate more efficiently.