Defense

Ridge outlines domestic security plan, promises mayors more money

Financial aid will soon be on the way to cities that need it for homeland defense missions, Office of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge told members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Wednesday.

Defense

The engine that could

How one man's dream of a new propulsion system won a huge contract for Lockheed Martin.

Defense

Nation highly exposed to future terrorist attacks, experts warn

More than four months after the most devastating terrorist attack on U.S. soil in history, the nation remains highly exposed to attacks from terrorists using nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological weapons, according to numerous experts speaking at a security conference at Syracuse University last week.

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New mileage reimbursement rate takes effect

Starting Jan. 21, federal travelers who drive their own cars on government business can claim 36.5 cents per mile for reimbursement