Senate panel rejects move to loosen civil service protections

Debate in the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on a proposal to create a Department of Homeland Security moved swiftly Wednesday, until senators took up the controversial issue of civil service protections for employees.

• Mark Wegner, April Fulton, Brody Mullins, Geoff Earle and Charlie Mitchell
• July 24, 2002

Unions crank up lobbying effort on homeland bill

• Charlie Mitchell
• July 24, 2002

Bush lobbies for flexibility in managing homeland employees

• Keith Koffler
• July 24, 2002

Homeland bill ignites race among national labs

• Deborah Shapley
• July 24, 2002

Fate of Defense Travel System hangs in the balance

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• July 23, 2002

Pentagon gives up part of airwaves for wireless industry

• Teri Rucker
• July 23, 2002

Defense spending bill headed for Senate floor

• Geoff Earle
• July 23, 2002

Senate chairmen take aim at Lieberman on homeland bill

• Brody Mullins and Geoff Earle
• July 23, 2002

Broadband guardians

The National Guard's high-speed communications system could play an important role in homeland defense.

• William New
• July 23, 2002

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