Defense

Homeland security merger raises chain-of-command issues

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge's effort to clarify lines of authority in the department is already creating rumblings of dissent.

Defense

With Iraq war looming, Hill leaders head to White House

Defense

U.S. military has changed dramatically since first Gulf War

The U.S. military that's ready to go to war in Iraq may look the same as its Desert Storm counterpart of 12 years ago, but it is an altogether different force.