Defense
Transportation officials pledge to meet screening deadline
The Transportation Department will meet a Jan. 18 deadline for screening all checked bags at the nation’s airports, the Bush administration’s nominee to head the new Transportation Security Administration told Congress Thursday.
Defense
Transportation sets hiring standards for new security force
The Transportation Department on Wednesday unveiled a list of minimum standards applicants for federal baggage screener positions must have.
Defense
Civilian employees eligible for ‘hostile fire’ pay
Federal employees who were at the Pentagon and World Trade Center complex during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are eligible for a one-time payment of $150, under a provision approved by Congress last week.
Defense
Nation unprepared for cyber war, experts say
The United States is unprepared to defend itself against a serious cyber attack, according to a senior official at the National Security Agency.
Defense