Defense

Ridge urges Congress to keep INS intact in new department

Office of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge urged Congress Wednesday not to split apart the Immigration and Naturalization Service as it works to create a new Department of Homeland Security.

Defense

Homeland Security Department may take years to create

Comptroller General David Walker Tuesday presented Congress with a reality check: Getting the proposed Homeland Security Department up to speed could take years to accomplish and require a lot more money than anticipated.

Defense

Uncommon sensors

The future of national security may rest with tiny devices that detect danger before humans can.

Defense

FBI technology upgrade more than a year away

FBI agents won’t have user-friendly, integrated computer programs to manage their investigations until December 2003, FBI Director Robert Mueller said Friday.

Defense

One-stop-shop on bioterrorism at HHS may be split up

Defense

Senators question Bush effort to loosen civil service rules

White House Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge faced tough questions from Senators Thursday about how the Bush administration would use the flexibility it is seeking to staff and run its proposed Homeland Security Department.