Senate, House leaders meet in Maine to try to close intel deal

Lawmakers try to break stalemate over proposed national intelligence director.

• Greta Wodele and Amy Klamper
• October 25, 2004

Pentagon renews fight for control over defense intelligence budgets

• Greta Wodele and Amy Klamper
• October 22, 2004

Some progress reported in intelligence overhaul negotiations

House Republicans float compromise proposal to meld competing House, Senate bills.

• Greta Wodele
• October 21, 2004

Intel reform conferees meet, but may not finish before election

House Republicans may offer compromises closer to the positions of the White House and Senate.

• Greta Wodele and Amy Klamper
• October 20, 2004

Bush administration backs House on budget, borders

• Susan Davis, Greta Wodele and Amy Klamper
• October 19, 2004

Election Day deadline failing to motivate intelligence reform conferees

Staff meetings over the weekend failed to produce breakthroughs in reconciling House, Senate versions of legislation.

• Susan Davis and Greta Wodele
• October 18, 2004

New intelligence chief might oversee data-sharing system

• Greta Wodele
• October 15, 2004

9/11 families lobby Congress to act quickly on intelligence overhaul

They fear momentum will be lost if the House and Senate fail to act before the elections.

• Greta Wodele and Amy Klamper
• October 14, 2004

Senate passes intelligence overhaul bill; House prepares for debate

Sens. Collins, Lieberman, beat back efforts to weaken role of national intelligence director.

• Greta Wodele and Amy Klamper
• October 7, 2004

Civil liberties issues arise in Senate intelligence overhaul debate

Privacy and civil protections offered in the bill are called "overkill."

• Greta Wodele and Amy Klamper
• September 30, 2004

House GOP quashes effort to bypass leadership's intelligence reform plan

• Greta Wodele and Lori Sharn
• September 29, 2004

House Homeland Security panel won't have say in 9/11 legislation

Committee focuses all its attention on making its case to become a permanent panel.

• Greta Wodele
• September 28, 2004

Senate Governmental Affairs leaders highlight support from 9/11 panel

• Susan Davis and Greta Wodele
• September 28, 2004

Legislation would expedite promotion of Goss to intelligence director post

• Greta Wodele
• September 27, 2004

House GOP leaders unveil plan to implement 9/11 changes

Bill is similar to Senate measure, but includes contentious provisions on immigration and law enforcement and excludes other key recommendations.

• Susan Davis and Greta Wodele
• September 24, 2004

House GOP set to go with intelligence revamp bill

• Susan Davis and Greta Wodele
• September 23, 2004

Bill to bolster aviation security approved by Senate panel

• Greta Wodele
• September 22, 2004

9/11 overhaul likely to include cybersecurity provision

Measure would raise profile of Homeland Security Department's cybersecurity director to increase focus on protecting against cyberattack.

• Greta Wodele
• September 20, 2004

Panel mandates aviation security tech upgrades

Bill mandates that the Transportation Security Administration incorporate advanced technologies such as iris scanners, explosive-detection systems, wireless devices and blast-resistant cargo and baggage containers.

• Greta Wodele
• September 15, 2004

Focus on 9/11 panel shifts attention from Homeland Security authorization

Work on a first-ever authorization bill for the department had already bogged down this summer over partisan differences.

• Greta Wodele
• September 13, 2004