Recruitment of baggage screeners to begin in spring

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• January 17, 2002

U.S. troops to help safeguard Olympics

• Linda D. Kozaryn
• January 17, 2002

CEOs to volunteer with new transportation security agency

The Transportation Department has found a new way for private sector officials to give something back to their country: by volunteering with the Transportation Security Administration.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• January 16, 2002

Technology standards agency plays up role in homeland security

• William New
• January 16, 2002

Senate chair still blocking border security bill

• Congress Daily
• January 15, 2002

Bush administration weighs merging border security agencies

• Kellie Lunney
• January 15, 2002

The personnel problem

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

• Katherine McIntire Peters
• January 15, 2002

Officials urge governments to take responsibility for security

• Liza Porteus
• January 14, 2002

Transportation Secretary occupies an unlikely space: center stage

When Norman Mineta was named Transportation Secretary, one of his predecessors told him the job was "a snap." Then the Sept. 11 attacks happened.

• Mark Murray
• January 14, 2002

Aldridge letter to OMB

• January 11, 2002

Commerce employee ill from irradiated mail

• Kellie Lunney
• January 11, 2002

Soldiers put new high-tech weapons to the test in Afghanistan

• Greg Seigle
• January 11, 2002

Pentagon wants out of OMB competitive sourcing plan

In a possible setback for one of President Bush’s signature government reforms, the Defense Department does not plan to meet Office of Management and Budget targets for opening federal jobs to the private sector.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• January 11, 2002

Bush signs record military spending bill

Calling it a down payment in the global war on terrorism, President Bush signed the $317 billion fiscal 2002 Defense spending bill, which includes an average 6.9 percent military pay raise, at a Pentagon ceremony Thursday.

• George Cahlink
• January 10, 2002

Defense Travel System set to launch despite funding shortfall

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 10, 2002

Trace amount of anthrax found in OPM mailroom

• Kellie Lunney
• January 9, 2002

Treasury told to fine-tune law enforcement performance measures

• Kellie Lunney
• January 9, 2002

Bush appoints transportation security chief

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• January 8, 2002

Transportation picks search firm to hire federal security directors

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• January 8, 2002

Report: significant changes in anti-terrorism plans necessary

• Liza Porteus
• January 8, 2002