New agency could bring new pay system

Federal employees who join the proposed Department of Homeland Security could end up under an entirely new pay system and lose their right to unionize under the Bush administration’s legislative proposal for the new department.

• Brian Friel
• June 18, 2002

Broad reorganization powers require Congress' approval

• Corine Hegland
• June 18, 2002

White House details new homeland security proposal

The White House Tuesday delivered legislation to Congress establishing a new Homeland Security Department, a bill that would give the new Cabinet secretary broad powers to reorganize his own agency after Congress approves it.

• Keith Koffler
• June 18, 2002

Customs officers get 21 percent pay hikes

About 2,500 Customs Service agents will get 21 percent raises in August, the head of the Customs Service announced Monday.

• Brian Friel
• June 18, 2002

Congress gets first look at Bush homeland security proposal

• Mark Wegner
• June 18, 2002

Small wars

The American military needs to return to its roots of fighting small wars against elusive foes.

• Jonathan Rauch
• June 18, 2002

Longtime Pentagon leader in critical condition after car accident

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 17, 2002

Agencies' security spending may rise 12 percent a year

• William New
• June 17, 2002

House panel set to move on Defense spending bill

• Congress Daily
• June 17, 2002

White House cyber czar maps out intelligence and security strategy

• Shane Harris
• June 17, 2002

Panel to assess FBI reorganization plan

Former Attorney General Richard Thornburgh will head a congressionally appointed panel that will assess the FBI’s reorganization plans, the National Academy for Public Administration announced Friday.

• Brian Friel
• June 17, 2002

Aviation security agency to award $1 billion in technology work

• Shane Harris
• June 14, 2002

Three departments offer important lessons on reorganization

The last three Cabinet departments to be cobbled together from scattered components—Defense, Transportation, and Energy—all offer important lessons for today.

• Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Margaret Kriz and Corine Hegland
• June 14, 2002

Visa agency viewed as curious omission in homeland department

• Siobhan Gorman
• June 14, 2002

Military happy to be excluded from homeland security department

• Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
• June 14, 2002

Homeland security job may require larger-than-life figure

• Siobhan Gorman
• June 14, 2002

Ships, ports called vulnerable to terrorists

• Deborah Shapley
• June 14, 2002

Homeland department likely to house cybersecurity office

• William New
• June 13, 2002

House leaders agree on plan for homeland security process

• Mark Wegner and Charlie Mitchell
• June 13, 2002

Merging cultures of homeland security agencies will be big challenge

• Louis Jacobson
• June 13, 2002