Defense

Transportation turns to technology to track terrorists

Deputy Transportation Secretary Michael Jackson said Tuesday the Transportation Department will unveil a series of technology innovations in the coming months that will help the agency better track airline passenger manifests and determine who needs closer scrutiny.

Defense

Test early, test often

Bad military hardware is getting through the Pentagon's early-warning system.

Defense

Army revamps installation management

Defense

Pentagon juggles politics of creating North American command

As it knits together a new command for the defense of North America, the Pentagon must unravel a tangle of special interests, ranging from Canada and Congress to the Coast Guard and the governors.

Defense

White House orders agencies to remove sensitive info from Web

The White House on Wednesday ordered all federal agencies to scrub their Web sites of sensitive information that might be used by terrorists.

Defense

GOP defense hawks assuaged as House debate starts

Defense

White House says Senate budget proposal shortchanges military

The White House Wednesday unleashed its opening gambit in this year's budget battle, suggesting a Senate budget proposal would shortchange the military during wartime.

Management

INS chief pledges to speed up management reforms

The head of the Immigration and Naturalization Service said Tuesday that the agency will move faster on much-needed management reforms.