Homeland security, appropriations face new snag in Senate

• Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• October 9, 2002

On Capitol Hill, homeland security agenda is crowded

• Charlie Mitchell
• September 11, 2002

Senate delays vote on homeland security bill

• Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• August 1, 2002

Senator to press for civil service protections despite veto threat

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., Wednesday strongly reaffirmed his commitment to civil service protections in the new Homeland Security Department and expressed doubt that President Bush would veto the legislation.

• Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• July 31, 2002

Unions crank up lobbying effort on homeland bill

• Charlie Mitchell
• July 24, 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

Deal on civil service issues eludes House homeland panel

House Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a deal Thursday on civil service protections for the 170,000 employees of the proposed Homeland Security Department—setting up a partisan clash over the issue in a markup Friday.

• Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• July 19, 2002

Unions pleased with civil service protections in Lieberman bill

• Geoff Earle and Charlie Mitchell
• July 19, 2002

House panel votes down civil service protections

Two attempts to give standard civil service protections to federal employees at the proposed Homeland Security Department were defeated at a House hearing Friday.

• Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• July 19, 2002

Senate, House homeland drafts will mimic Bush proposal

• Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• July 18, 2002

GOP seeks to broker deal on civil service issues in homeland bill

House Republicans are scrambling to reach a compromise with Democrats over the civil service rules that would govern the 170,000 employees of the proposed Homeland Security Department.

• Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• July 18, 2002

Lieberman ready with rough draft of homeland bill

• Charlie Mitchell
• July 17, 2002

White House opposes union rights for homeland agency

• Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• July 16, 2002

Senators question costs of new department

• Charlie Mitchell and Stephen Norton
• July 16, 2002

Action shifts to House homeland security panel

• Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• July 12, 2002

Senate GOPers say Dems are leaving them out of homeland security debate

• Jerry Hagstrom, Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• July 10, 2002

Appropriators criticize Bush's homeland security plan

Senate appropriators Tuesday sharply criticized language in the Bush administration's plan for a new Homeland Security Department that would allow the department's secretary to shift funds among programs without congressional approval.

• Charlie Mitchell
• July 2, 2002

Senators question Bush effort to loosen civil service rules

White House Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge faced tough questions from Senators Thursday about how the Bush administration would use the flexibility it is seeking to staff and run its proposed Homeland Security Department.

• Charlie Mitchell
• June 20, 2002

House leaders agree on plan for homeland security process

• Mark Wegner and Charlie Mitchell
• June 13, 2002

House Armed Services Committee chair to step down

• Charlie Mitchell
• April 26, 2002