Hill offices closed, but legislators plan active week

• Lisa Caruso and Stephen Norton
• October 23, 2001

Praise for agencies may not translate into new recruits

• Louis Jacobson
• October 23, 2001

Postal Service moving to protect workers, mail

• Matthew Weinstock
• October 22, 2001

Agencies step up mail handling security, safety procedures

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• October 22, 2001

Bioterror expert says threat has escalated

• James Kitfield
• October 22, 2001

Hero-crats: From faceless to famous

The heroes of the war on terrorism are likely to be faceless civil servants who are finally getting credit for doing the critical but little-noticed jobs they have always done.

• Carl M. Cannon
• October 22, 2001

Sweeps continue as House, Senate prepare to return

• Mark Wegner and Geoff Earle
• October 22, 2001

Anthrax suspected in two postal deaths

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• October 22, 2001

House aviation security bill may not take off

• April Fulton
• October 19, 2001

Senate wraps up business as anthrax sweeps begin

• Geoff Earle
• October 18, 2001

Lawmakers begin to examine second emergency fund request

• Lisa Caruso
• October 18, 2001

OPM to investigate suspicious appointments at Customs

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• October 18, 2001

U.S. jets target Afghanistan's capital

• Congress Daily
• October 18, 2001

Confusion, chaos mar Senate anthrax tests

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• October 18, 2001

OMB director says evaporating surplus may cause deficit

• Keith Koffler
• October 18, 2001

NASA chief announces resignation

NASA Administrator Dan Goldin on Wednesday announced his resignation.

• Brian Friel
• October 17, 2001

Anthrax scare shuts down House; Senate stays open

Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and Minority Leader Trent Lott vowed to keep the Senate open, while the House of Representatives decided to shut down so that House facilities could be checked for anthrax contamination.

• Congress Daily
• October 17, 2001

HHS chief presses for funds to combat bioterrorism

The Bush administration, responding swiftly to the anthrax scare, asked Congress Wednesday to approve another $1.5 billion to combat terrorism and bolster federal efforts to respond to chemical weapons attacks.

• Brody Mullins
• October 17, 2001

Public opinion of political appointees jumps after terrorist attacks

• Kellie Lunney
• October 17, 2001

Postal Service weighs new needs in bioterror fallout

• Louis Jacobson
• October 17, 2001