Employees report to work despite standoff in downtown Washington

Employees in federal buildings located near the National Mall in Washington went to work Tuesday despite a standoff between law enforcement officers and a man who drove a tractor into a shallow pool near the Vietnam Memorial.

• Amelia Gruber
• March 18, 2003

Agencies implement more stringent security measures

Federal agencies stepped up security across the country Tuesday as Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge outlined a national plan to protect the United States from terrorist attacks during a war with Iraq.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• March 18, 2003

New controls on chemical plant security sought

• John Stanton
• March 18, 2003

Agencies fail to report on contract bundling

• Matthew Weinstock
• March 18, 2003

IRS nominee pledges to step up enforcement, modernization

• Margo MacFarland
• March 18, 2003

Report lacks details on merging homeland personnel systems

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• March 18, 2003

Defense could use new 'best value' competition method under proposal

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• March 18, 2003

Customs officials intensify efforts against illicit tech exports

• William New
• March 18, 2003

Study shows agencies, firms forego investment in security training

• Bara Vaida
• March 18, 2003

Legislators want to accelerate Deepwater, but observers are skeptical

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• March 17, 2003

On the eve of battle, watching weather becomes a mission-critical task

• George Cahlink
• March 17, 2003

State Department orders nonemergency employees out of Iraq

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• March 17, 2003

Homeland security merger raises chain-of-command issues

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge's effort to clarify lines of authority in the department is already creating rumblings of dissent.

• Siobhan Gorman
• March 17, 2003

Justice IG says foreign student tracking system inadequate

• National Journal
• March 17, 2003

With Iraq war looming, Hill leaders head to White House

• April Fulton and Bill Ghent
• March 17, 2003

Intelligence reorganization spotlights fabled FBI-CIA rift

• Drew Clark
• March 17, 2003

Online security clearance system to debut in June

• Amelia Gruber
• March 17, 2003

Defense, NSA move on 'open source' software development

• Drew Clark
• March 17, 2003

For young Marines on the verge of war, a puzzling suicide

• George C. Wilson
• March 16, 2003

Bipartisan agreement elusive on homeland security priorities

• Molly M. Peterson
• March 14, 2003