In no man's land, security is a pipe dream

If we can’t keep drug smugglers and illegal immigrants from walking across the southwestern border, how can we expect to keep out terrorists?

• July 22, 2002

Senate chair expresses concern about transfer of Agriculture employees

• Jerry Hagstrom
• July 22, 2002

Bush urges waiver of civil service rules in homeland department

• Keith Koffler and Mark Wegner
• July 22, 2002

Pentagon urges fourfold increase in biotechnology funds

• Bryan Bender
• July 22, 2002

Homeland security action shifts to House floor, Senate panel

• Congress Daily
• July 22, 2002

Senate creates first responder tech team

• Maureen Sirhal
• July 19, 2002

House panel votes down civil service protections

Two attempts to give standard civil service protections to federal employees at the proposed Homeland Security Department were defeated at a House hearing Friday.

• Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• July 19, 2002

House homeland panel reverses field on baggage-screening deadline

• Tom Shoop and Brody Mullins
• July 19, 2002

House panel adds tech position, research centers to security bill

• William New
• July 19, 2002

Unions pleased with civil service protections in Lieberman bill

• Geoff Earle and Charlie Mitchell
• July 19, 2002

OMB freezes tech projects at homeland security agencies

The Office of Management and Budget has frozen funds for information technology projects at agencies slated to move to the proposed Homeland Security Department pending a White House review.

• Shane Harris and Jason Peckenpaugh
• July 19, 2002

Senate panel clears $355 billion Defense bill

• Deborah Shapley
• July 19, 2002

TSA director's resignation called 'curious'

• Congress Daily
• July 19, 2002

Deal on civil service issues eludes House homeland panel

House Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a deal Thursday on civil service protections for the 170,000 employees of the proposed Homeland Security Department—setting up a partisan clash over the issue in a markup Friday.

• Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• July 19, 2002

House homeland bill adds tech position, blocks cybersecurity transfer

• William New
• July 18, 2002

GOP seeks to broker deal on civil service issues in homeland bill

House Republicans are scrambling to reach a compromise with Democrats over the civil service rules that would govern the 170,000 employees of the proposed Homeland Security Department.

• Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• July 18, 2002

Transportation Security Administration chief resigns

John Magaw stepped down Thursday as head of the Transportation Security Administration and will be replaced by James Loy, former head of the Coast Guard.

• Matthew Weinstock
• July 18, 2002

House Armed Services reaches deal on terrorism spending

• Congress Daily
• July 18, 2002

Senate, House homeland drafts will mimic Bush proposal

• Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• July 18, 2002

OMB to manage homeland security reorganization

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• July 17, 2002