VA nurses one step away from Saturday premium pay

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• December 26, 2001

Congress clears Defense bill that includes emergency funding

• Liza Porteus
• December 21, 2001

Senators propose super commission to probe Sept. 11 attacks

• Brody Mullins
• December 21, 2001

Senate OKs new inspectors, technology for seaport security

• April Fulton
• December 21, 2001

Aviation security agency gets off the ground

The Transportation Department struggles to build an agency to handle what may be the most important job in government right now-securing the skies.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• December 21, 2001

Veterans Affairs launches new office for homeland security

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• December 21, 2001

Federal critical infrastructure office reaches out to states

• Bara Vaida
• December 21, 2001

Prison labor program will need new customers, official says

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• December 21, 2001

Legislative winners

As is true in all years, most federal pay and benefits proposals on Capitol Hill failed to make the leap into law in 2001. But some did.

• Brian Friel
• December 20, 2001

House, Senate ready to finish remaining spending measures

• Lisa Caruso and Julie Rovner
• December 20, 2001

Defense bill tweaks procurement rules

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• December 20, 2001

Academics offer priority list for feds

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• December 20, 2001

Congress wraps up fiscal 2002 spending bills

• Lisa Caruso
• December 20, 2001

U.S. forces capture Taliban, al-Qaida figures

• Congress Daily
• December 20, 2001

Senate approves SEC pay parity legislation

• Congress Daily
• December 20, 2001

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.

• Brian Friel
• December 20, 2001

House Immigration caucus pushes border-security bill

• Maureen Sirhal
• December 20, 2001

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.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• December 20, 2001

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.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• December 20, 2001

Airports to get federal security directors

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• December 20, 2001