Defense
Director of 9/11 panel says CIA threat center not realizing potential
Commission recommends new management plan based on private sector models.
Defense
9/11 commission plans to release additional staff reports
Staff studies cover terrorist financing, border and immigration issues and transportation security.
Defense
9/11 commission scolds government over attacks, calls for major reforms
Panel members and victims’ families plan to lobby hard for changes.
Defense
Outgoing TSA official cites progress, challenges
Deputy Administrator Stephen McHale takes on critics of agency's effort to hire and train a screener workforce.
Defense
Immigration agency seeks to beef up financial investigations
Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau grapples with how to prioritize limited personnel and resources.
Defense
Public hearings and 9/11 report put focus on intelligence reform
Intelligence agencies grapple with need for change, but can it be done without congressional intervention?
Defense
Homeland Security makes progress on management mandates
Agency implements 40 key recommendations by the Government Accountability Office, and makes progress on dozens more.
Defense
DHS scraps computer pre-screening system, starts over
Privacy groups applaud changes, and seek more input in designing the new program.
Defense
Airports seek billions for new baggage screening systems
Only 18 of the nation’s 440 commercial airports will have systems installed by 2006.
Defense
Senators ask Justice Department to declassify Sept. 11 investigation results
Lawmakers say information contained in three reports is key to public oversight and reform of federal agencies.
Defense
Probe to focus on potential exaggeration of Iraqi intelligence
Report prompts call for overhauling CIA and other agencies, including creating a director of national intelligence post.
Defense
Lawmakers question Washington-area air security measures
Homeland Security Department evaluates plan to lift restrictions at Reagan National Airport.
Defense
Pentagon officials, House lawmakers at odds over managing troops
Deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan have strained forces, but Bush administration opposes reinstating the draft.
Defense
Critics question federal preparedness for attacks on ports
Homeland Security officials say they would target response rather than shut down ports across the country.
Defense
Federal, industry officials at odds over maritime security funding
Gaps in spending cited as deadline looms for ports and shippers to come into compliance with new security standards.
Defense
Lawsuits challenge Justice effort to classify previously public information
FBI whistleblower case ignites controversy over classification decisions.
Defense
DHS faulted over Washington area security coordination
Almost three years after Sept. 11, government auditors find security and spending coordination lacking in capital region.
Defense
TSA gives airports initial guidance on using private screeners
Opt-out program fuels debate over whether screening should be handed over to the private sector or remain a government function.
Defense
Officials cite continued aviation security concerns
Federal officials defend efforts taken since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Defense
9/11 communication failures still baffle FAA, Defense officials
Interim report stops short of placing blame, but federal officials point fingers at each other.
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