Lawmakers back full funding for data-sharing center

House and Senate propose $35 million for Homeland Security Operations Center, matching Bush’s request.

• Greta Wodele
• July 1, 2004

Homeland Security CIO could see funding cut for technologies

But legislation would elevate the CIO position to report directly to Secretary Tom Ridge.

• Greta Wodele
• June 30, 2004

Lawmaker seeks biometric ID cards for aviation security workers

Legislation is aimed at prodding Homeland Security Department to take action.

• Greta Wodele
• June 28, 2004

More airlines than thought shared sensitive passenger data

• Greta Wodele
• June 23, 2004

Lawmakers aim to keep Coast Guard R&D within agency

• Greta Wodele
• June 23, 2004

Partisan fissures appear over House Homeland Security bill

• Greta Wodele
• June 23, 2004

Lawmakers scrap over grant formula for first responders

Last year first responder groups complained that the process had proved cumbersome and did not provide adequate funding to the most vulnerable areas.

• Greta Wodele
• June 22, 2004

Move to cancel border security contract hotly debated in House

Opponents argue that nixing Accenture's contract would delay securing the nation's borders for two years and cost the jobs of 330,000 U.S. workers.

• Greta Wodele
• June 18, 2004

Officials eager to get advanced technologies at borders

• Greta Wodele
• June 17, 2004

Senate panel passes homeland security spending bill

Measure provides $896 million more than President Bush requested.

• Greta Wodele
• June 16, 2004

Homeland Department seeks technology to detect suicide bombers

The House Appropriations Committee included $9.7 million in the fiscal 2005 homeland security spending bill for the initiative.

• Greta Wodele
• June 14, 2004

House member seeks to nix $10 billion border security contract

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., wants to cancel US-VISIT contract awarded to Bermuda-based Accenture.

• Greta Wodele
• June 9, 2004

House panel receives 'first responder' extension

Judiciary Committee gets a week's extension to take its shot at revamping the federal process for issuing grants to first responders.

• Greta Wodele
• June 7, 2004

House chairmen clash over first responder funding bill

Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Don Young, R-Alaska, says Homeland Security Committee should focus on oversight, not legislation.

• Michael Posner and Greta Wodele
• June 3, 2004

House subcommittees approve Homeland Security, Interior budget measures

• Greta Wodele and Zach Patton
• June 3, 2004

Accenture wins $10 billion US VISIT contract

House Democrat calls for increased congressional oversight of the project to track foreign visitors to the United States.

• Greta Wodele
• June 1, 2004

House panel schedules markup of Homeland Security bill

Committee will take up the first-ever authorization of the Homeland Security Department.

• Greta Wodele
• May 28, 2004

Defense would get microsatellite funds under House bill

• Greta Wodele
• May 26, 2004

Delays in deploying biometrics aggravate key lawmakers

• Greta Wodele
• May 19, 2004

Committee expands Coast Guard's law enforcement powers

Coast Guard officers could get the authority to carry firearms while at a waterfront facility, make arrests for felony offenses and seize property.

• Greta Wodele
• May 12, 2004