Provision to reinstate immigrant fees tucked into omnibus

• April Fulton
• January 28, 2003

OSHA reports rise in inspections, fines

• April Fulton
• December 6, 2002

Senators blast homeland bill provisions, but expect approval

• April Fulton and Brody Mullins
• November 15, 2002

House votes to prevent mandatory spending cuts

• Mark Wegner and April Fulton
• November 15, 2002

Controversial provisions could delay Senate homeland vote

• April Fulton and Brody Mullins
• November 14, 2002

Terror, economy seen outpacing health as key electoral issues

• April Fulton
• October 29, 2002

Senate drops user fee plan to reach port security agreement

• April Fulton
• October 18, 2002

Transportation Security Administration gets funding boost

• April Fulton
• October 16, 2002

Senator blocks all aviation security legislation

• April Fulton
• October 11, 2002

Port dispute may help prompt deal on seaport security bill

• April Fulton
• October 9, 2002

Funding battles leave aviation security agency in limbo

Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta Tuesday said Congress' ongoing spending battles may make it difficult for the Transportation Security Administration to meet looming aviation security deadlines.

• April Fulton
• October 8, 2002

Senate conferees propose cargo fees for port security

• April Fulton
• October 1, 2002

Vote on homeland bill not likely before November election

• April Fulton and Brody Mullins
• October 1, 2002

Patients sue HHS over right to appeal benefits denial

• April Fulton
• August 6, 2002

Lawmakers praise management savvy of new transportation security chief

• April Fulton
• July 30, 2002

Senate panel rejects move to loosen civil service protections

Debate in the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on a proposal to create a Department of Homeland Security moved swiftly Wednesday, until senators took up the controversial issue of civil service protections for employees.

• Mark Wegner, April Fulton, Brody Mullins, Geoff Earle and Charlie Mitchell
• July 24, 2002

Coast Guard's fate emerges as rising issue in Hill debate

• April Fulton
• June 27, 2002

Bioterrorism bill includes provision renewing drug user-fee law

• April Fulton
• May 28, 2002

Transportation Security Administration rules out guns in cockpits

• April Fulton
• May 21, 2002

Efforts to beef up port, rail security lose steam

After passage of an aviation security package last fall, security measures for railroads and ports appear to have all but drowned in a political quagmire.

• April Fulton
• May 16, 2002