News
Lawmaker plans bill protecting national security whistleblowers
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., wants to extend protections to FBI and CIA employees.
Defense
Lawmakers consider using military to seal U.S. borders
Proponents of tighter border controls call for military action, more funding and merging homeland security bureaus.
Defense
National security employees form whistleblowers coalition
Group of more than 50 former and current officials wants Congress to pass legislation empowering them to sue individual government managers.
Defense
Senators seek assurances that TSA will stanch wasteful spending
Letter to agency chief comes days after blistering IG report reveals waste and abuse.
Defense
Arizona Border Patrol chief cites need for more resources, personnel
New agents are scheduled to be deployed to region, but will take up to two years to be fully trained.
Defense
Homeland Security management still 'high risk', GAO says
Challenges remain before DHS becomes efficient and effective, auditors report.
Defense
Border concerns bubble up at Senate hearing
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff plans trip to the Southwest border to see “how we’re doing down there.”
Defense
Border Patrol agents in Arizona face increased confrontations
Top agent says rise in assaults attributed to attempts to shut down drug runners and smugglers of illegal immigrants.
News
A decade after Oklahoma City, FBI wrestles with demons
With its new focus on counterterrorism, agency seeks to figure out how to thwart attacks before they are carried out.
Defense
Report highlights challenges facing new national intelligence director
Congressional Research Service notes concerns about ambiguities in law, especially relationship between DNI and Defense secretary.
Defense
Homeland Security 'moving rapidly' to fill high-level vacancies, chief says
Secretary Michael Chertoff outlines personnel-related actions designed to bind department together as a “unitary organism.”
Defense
DHS awards $140 million in transit security grants
But public transportation advocates argue that at least $2 billion is needed.
Defense
Intelligence nominee short on details about management priorities
Lawmakers still question how much authority the new national intelligence director will hold.
Defense
Senators vow to finish investigation into faulty intelligence
Second phase of probe examines whether senior administration officials manipulated intelligence and pressured analysts to justify Iraq invasion.
Defense
Administration ends largest counterterrorism exercise ever
No glaring deficiencies found in national prevention and response capability, but final results will take months to process.
Defense
Administration withholding more information from public, report finds
New and old secrets are being kept more often and for longer periods of time.
Defense
Border agency nearly 'overwhelmed,' chief says
Customs and Border Protection bureau issues new national strategy.
Defense
DHS issues plan for national preparedness
Plan aims for consistent reactions to natural disasters or terrorist attacks.
Management
Industry team forms to provide private screening at airports
TSA will collect proposals later this month, with contract awards expected in the summer.
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