Management
Homeland Security Watchdog Wades Into Debate Over Border Crisis
Management alert highlights dangerous overcrowding at El Paso processing center for undocumented detainees.
Management
Viewpoint: A Single Scandal Sums Up All of Trump’s Failures
The president has been intervening in the process of producing a border wall, on behalf of a favored firm.
Defense
House Democrats Hope to Curb Diversions of Pentagon Spending to Border Wall
Armed Services members’ bill targets Defense Department construction fund transfers.
Management
Lawmakers Voice Bipartisan Concern Over 'Chaos' at Homeland Security
Top watchdogs also say turnover is hurting the department.
Defense
Homeland Security Department Keeps Wraps on Border Security Plan
Two legal groups sue to get it under Freedom of Information Act.
Oversight
DHS Expedites Replacement Wall Construction on Same Day Top Auditor Warns of Ineffective Efforts
Homeland Security issues waivers to quickly build new barriers as GAO cautions of insufficient planning.
Oversight
House Committees Launch Probe of Firings at Homeland Security
Cummings, Nadler, Thompson blame White House adviser Miller, who won’t testify.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers, DHS Look to Improve Border Patrol Compensation
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Analysis: Trump’s Border Obsession Is Courting Disaster
The president’s single-minded focus on immigration is shortchanging Homeland Security’s other crucial functions, from election security to emergency response.
Management
One Chart Shows the Unprecedented Turmoil at Homeland Security
Nearly a dozen top-level vacancies have left the Homeland Security Department in flux.
Management
Analysis: Kirstjen Nielsen Shows Why It’s Impossible to Restrain Trump
If anyone was going to moderate the president’s worst impulses, it was an expert and a bureaucrat like the former DHS secretary. Instead, all she did was sacrifice her own reputation.
Management
Trump's New DHS Pick Faces Legal Uncertainty
2016 law appears to block the president from naming current Customs and Border commissioner to replace Kirstjen Nielsen.
Defense
Pentagon Begins Moving Border Wall Money Despite House Objection
Acting deputy Norquist cites authorities while defending spending request and audit.
Defense
No Military Threat on Southern U.S. Border, Says NORTHCOM Commander
But the head of Northern Command says barriers have “some ramifications” for national security.
Management
Analysis: The Emergency Declaration Should Not Be Resolved in Court
The constitutional conflict between Congress and President Trump over his emergency declaration has potential to undermine centuries of checks and balances between the two branches of government.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Court Fights Over the National Emergency
A group of states are suing the Trump administration, including Hawaii.
Management
Trump's Declaration of Emergency Authority to Redirect Spending Will Bring Complex Challenges
His $8 billion shuffle to build a border wall is unprecedented, maybe illegal in some parts.
Management
Trump Declares National Emergency, Calling Government Border Drug Stats ‘Lies’
In a dark, rambling speech, the president repeated long-debunked arguments — and provided ammunition for likely court challenges.
Management