Panel moves bill to deal with pandemic, health disasters

Measure would make the secretary of HHS the lead federal official responsible for public health and medical responses to emergencies.

• Juliana Gruenwald
• July 20, 2006

House committee OKs standards for security tools, training

Measure also would require DHS to create a program for transferring to the private sector terrorism and disaster response technology developed with federal funding.

• Juliana Gruenwald
• June 14, 2006

Senate banking panel approves flood insurance bill

Bill would create a mandatory reserve fund to provide funding to help pay future claims without seeking additional money from the federal government.

• Juliana Gruenwald
• May 25, 2006

House panels OK conflicting plans to fix FEMA

One measure would make the agency independent again; other would keep it within the Homeland Security Department.

• Juliana Gruenwald and Christian Bourge
• May 17, 2006

Leaders rap poor communication in disaster response

Incompatible communications and of a lack of information being shared with affected communities hindered rescue efforts.

• Juliana Gruenwald
• September 28, 2005

House subcommittee trims IRS enforcement budget

Panel also cuts $800 million requested by the U.S. Postal Service for biohazard detection equipment.

• Juliana Gruenwald
• July 15, 2004

Coast Guard expects facilities, vessels to meet deadline

Lawmakers expressed concern that some empty cargo containers are not being checked upon entry to U.S. ports.

• Juliana Gruenwald
• June 9, 2004

Senate Defense bill likely to follow Bush plan

The bottom line will be close to the $401.7 billion the Bush administration requested, senators say.

• Juliana Gruenwald
• May 7, 2004

Criticism prompts Park Service to suspend foreign travel

• Juliana Gruenwald
• March 25, 2004

House budget panel takes aim at 'waste'

• Juliana Gruenwald
• March 12, 2004

House panel backs independent review of Army Corps projects

• Juliana Gruenwald
• July 24, 2003

House panel snags on Army Corps reforms

• Juliana Gruenwald
• July 18, 2003

House panel OKs drug czar reauthorization

• Juliana Gruenwald
• June 9, 2003

Horn to grade agencies' security practices

Horn to grade agencies' security practices

• Juliana Gruenwald
• August 28, 2000

White House, industry to push Congress on computer security

White House, industry to push Congress on computer security

• Juliana Gruenwald
• August 7, 2000

Congress drops move to halt contractor ethics rules

Congress drops move to halt contractor ethics rules

• Juliana Gruenwald
• July 28, 2000

House leader seeks to block contractor ethics rules

House leader seeks to block contractor ethics rules

• Juliana Gruenwald
• July 20, 2000

Deadline for IT accessibility standards pushed back

Deadline for IT accessibility standards pushed back

• Juliana Gruenwald
• July 7, 2000

White House says bills on R&D, cybersecurity fall short

White House says bills on R&D, cybersecurity fall short

• Juliana Gruenwald
• June 21, 2000

GOPers want feds to follow online privacy rules first

GOPers want feds to follow online privacy rules first

• Juliana Gruenwald
• June 19, 2000