Defense
Transportation agency hires 44,000 screeners; union aims for them
The Transportation Security Administration met a congressional deadline to federalize passenger screeners at the nation’s 429 major airports, hiring more than 44,000 employees in the last year, Bush administration officials said Monday.
Defense
Bush, GOP leaders prevail on homeland bill labor rules
President Bush and congressional Republicans finally prevailed in a key battle over homeland security legislation Tuesday, after a partisan brawl that delayed approval of a Homeland Security Department for four months.
Defense