Magazine

Seeking Safe Harbor

Management

Federal audits improve, but real work lies ahead, OMB says

Federal agencies are getting better at balancing their books, but must dramatically improve how they account for their money to meet the Bush administration’s financial management goals, Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels said Thursday.

Management

Agencies to receive more money, scrutiny, OMB chief says

Under the 2003 budget plan the Bush administration will submit to Congress next month, federal program managers can expect funding increases, but also more oversight of their operations, Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels said Thursday.

Defense

Nation highly exposed to future terrorist attacks, experts warn

More than four months after the most devastating terrorist attack on U.S. soil in history, the nation remains highly exposed to attacks from terrorists using nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological weapons, according to numerous experts speaking at a security conference at Syracuse University last week.

Defense

Customs chief proposes security plan to protect cargo ships

Customs Commissioner Robert Bonner is proposing a new security plan to protect global trade from sabotage by terrorists. Since 90 percent of commercial cargo travels by ship, ensuring the integrity of shipping containers is critical to international security.

Defense

The personnel problem

Reforming the antiquated system for managing people is possibly the single most important challenge facing the military today.

Magazine

Fighting Weight

Defense

Army, Air Force streamline leadership staffs

Magazine

Behind In The Biowar

Defense

Marine deployment irks soldiers

The Army is either unable or unwilling to do its job. That’s the message some mid-grade officers are getting from the deployment of hundreds of Marines to landlocked Afghanistan this week.

Management

Guide offers best practices for accountability reports

Defense

Army chief cites air power limits, accelerates reform

Homeland Security

The War At Home

Defense

Rumsfeld: War is about 'will'

Defense

Anthrax attacks serve as a wake-up call for public health

Defense

Agencies urged to share intelligence data

Defense

Military resists role in homeland defense

Defense

Biological terrorism threat commands attention

The nation’s fragmented, underfunded public health system is coming under increased scrutiny in Congress as federal and state law enforcement officials continue an investigation into a second confirmed case of anthrax contamination in South Florida.