Defense

Beans and bullets

Providing food and ammo to troops is the hardest part of waging war.

Management

Most homeland security agencies to move by March

The White House released its initial plan for organizing the Homeland Security Department on Monday, including a time frame for moving agencies to the new department.

Defense

Homeland employees’ jobs, pay safe for at least a year

Homeland Security Department employees will be able to keep their jobs and current pay rates for at least a year after they transfer from their current agencies to the new department, Office of Personnel Management officials said Tuesday.

News

Bill to liberate EPA ombudsman languishes

Defense

Bush signs homeland bill; fills top jobs in department

President Bush Monday signed legislation establishing a Homeland Security Department and announced he will nominate White House homeland security adviser Tom Ridge to be its first secretary.

Defense

Local officials await homeland funds

Tech

House chair raps INS technology investments

Management

Bush commends agencies for management success