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Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff discussed lessons learned from the London bombings, security for mass transit and how to handle the likelihood of a terrorist attack at home. Listen to edited excerpts.
DHS Tests of Radiation Detectors Were Inconclusive, Report Says
Department of Homeland Security tests of new radiation detection machines last year did not show whether the costly devices performed well enough to be used as planned at ports and borders to protect the country against nuclear attacks or dirty bombs, according to a new report about the process.
U.S. to Try 6 On Capital Charges Over 9/11 Attacks
The Bush administration announced yesterday that it intends to bring capital murder charges against half a dozen men allegedly linked to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, based partly on information the men disclosed to FBI and military questioners without the use of coercive interrogation t...
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Limits Stay On Gels in Carry-Ons: Screening Upgrades May Offer Relief in '08 (Post, July 17, 2007; Page A03)
Job Vacancies At DHS Said To Hurt U.S. Preparedness: A Fourth of Top Positions Not Filled, Report Says (Post, July 9, 2007; Page A01)
REGIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY: More Federal Funds Sought; Joint Training Planned (Post, March 28, 2007; Page B03)
House Passes Bill to Implement More of 9/11 Panel's Suggestions: Lieberman to Draft a Measure for Senate Consideration (Post, January 10, 2007; Page A03)
Social Security Data a Major Source in Terrorism Probes (Post, November 10, 2006; Page A29)
Homeland Security Bill Is More Style Than Substance, Analysts Say (Post, September 24, 2006; Page A11)
Senate Republicans Block Attempt to Curb Wiretapping (Post, September 14, 2006; Page A13)
Emergency Readiness Questioned: After Scrutiny, Homeland Security Adds Funds, Personnel (Post, September 11, 2006; Page B01)
FBI Role in Terror Probe Questioned: Lawyers Point to Fine Line Between Sting and Entrapment (Post, September 2, 2006; Page A01)
No Intent to Mislead Panel Found In Aviation Officials' 9/11 Errors (Post, September 2, 2006; Page A04)
Homeland Security Briefing on U.K. Terror Arrests: DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, TSA's Kip Hawley (washingtonpost.com, August 10, 2006; 10:00 AM)
Text of Homeland Security Statement on Raised Terror Alert (washingtonpost.com, August 10, 2006; 5:48 AM)
Model Center Shares Data Old-Fashioned Way (Post, August 9, 2006; Page A07)
FIVE YEARS LATER: The Bureaucratic Front: Fighting Terrorism and Disorganization (Post, August 9, 2006; Page A01)
9/11 Panel Suspected Deception by Pentagon: Allegations Brought to Inspectors General (Post, August 2, 2006; Page A03)
FIVE YEARS LATER : Microbes Made From Scratch: Custom-Built Pathogens Raise Bioterror Fears (Post, July 31, 2006; Page A01)
The Secretive Fight Against Bioterrorism: The government is building a highly classified facility to research biological weapons, but its closed-door approach has raised concerns. (Post, July 30, 2006; Page A01)
Bush Denounces Surveillance Disclosure: 'Disgraceful,' Says Bush of Reports (Post, June 27, 2006; Page A01)
One Juror Between Terrorist and Death: Moussaoui Foreman Recalls Frustration (Post, May 12, 2006; Page A01)
Moussaoui Formally Sentenced: 'You Will Die With a Whimper,' Judge Tells Conspirator (Post, May 5, 2006; Page A01)
Moussaoui Sentenced To Life for Role in Plot (Post, May 4, 2006; Page A01)
Response to the Ports Deal Faulted as Tardy: By the Time President's Political Team Took Notice, Controversy Was an Uproar (Post, February 26, 2006; Page A05)
U.S. Intelligence Agencies Backed Dubai Port Deal (Post, February 25, 2006; Page A04)
GOP Leaders Temper Bid to Block Port Deal: But Bipartisan Critics on Hill Vow to Force Security Review (Post, February 25, 2006; Page A03)
11 Indicted in 'Eco-Terrorism' Case: 17 Attacks Claimed by Activist Groups Caused $23 Million in Damage (Post, January 21, 2006; Page A03)
Scholar Stands by Post-9/11 Writings On Torture, Domestic Eavesdropping: Former Justice Official Says He Was Interpreting Law, Not Making Policy (Post, December 26, 2005; Page A03)
The Quest for Hometown Security: Rogers's Sway Over Security Spending Benefits 'Silicon Holler' (Post, December 25, 2005; Page )
Turf Wars Sapped FEMA Strength: Director Who Came to Symbolize Incompetence in Katrina Predicted Agency Would Fail (Post, December 23, 2005; Page A01)
DISASTER'S PRELUDE: Making of DHS: Undermined From the Very Beginning (Post, December 22, 2005; Page A01)
9/11 Panel Says Government Has Failed : Bipartisan Group Faults Counterterrorism Progress (Post, December 6, 2005; Page A01)
Editor's Note: Washington Post's Response to DOJ Patriot Act Letter (Post, December 5, 2005; 7:00 AM)
U.S. Lauds Pakistani's Terrorism Conviction (Post, November 26, 2005; Page A13)
Detroit 'Sleeper Cell' Prosecutor Faces Probe: Grand Jury Considering Indictment for Misconduct (Post, November 20, 2005; Page A03)
Lawmakers at Impasse On Patriot Act Renewal: House-Senate Proposal Has Staunch Opponents (Post, November 19, 2005; Page A02)
FBI's Secret Scrutiny: In Hunt for Terrorists, Bureau Examines Records of Ordinary Americans (Post, November 6, 2005; Page A01)
U.S. Argues for Power To Detain Padilla: Case of Man Held 3 Years Without Trial Focuses Attention on Administration's Anti-Terror Policies (Post, July 20, 2005; Page A09)
Appeals Court to Consider Padilla Case (Post, July 19, 2005; Page A12)
Rules for Reagan Airport to Be Eased: Reagan National Policy Is Among Homeland Security Changes (Post, July 14, 2005; Page A01)
Enhanced In-Air Internet Surveillance Sought (Post, July 13, 2005; Page D01)
Homeland Security to Be Restructured: Chertoff Aims to Address Criticism (Post, July 13, 2005; Page A01)
A Subcontractor's Short But Lucrative Existence (Post, June 30, 2005; Page A13)
The High Cost of a Rush to Security: TSA Lost Control of Over $300 Million Spent by Contractor to Hire Airport Screeners After 9/11 (Post, June 30, 2005; Page A01)
A Contracting Gold Rush (washingtonpost.com, May 20, 2005; 5:03 PM)
Local Officials Rise Up to Defy The Patriot Act (Post, April 21, 2003; Page A01)
U.S. Steps Up Secret Surveillance: FBI, Justice Dept. Increase Use of Wiretaps, Records Searches (Post, March 24, 2003; Page A01)
Al Qaeda Near Biological, Chemical Arms Production (Post, March 23, 2003; Page A1)
In U.S., Terrorism's Peril Undiminished: Nation Struggles on Offense and Defense, and Officials Still Expect New Attacks (Post, December 24, 2002; Page A1)
Monitoring Puzzles Iraqis in U.S.: Immigrants Say They Oppose Hussein, Worry About Backlash (Post, November 20, 2002; Page A18)
Broad U.S. Wiretap Powers Upheld: Secret Court Lifts Bar on Terror Suspect Surveillance (Post, November 19, 2002; Page )
FBI Misused Secret Wiretaps, According to Memo (Post, October 10, 2002; Page A14)
Fighting Terror With Databases: Domestic Intelligence Plans Stir Concern (Post, February 16, 2002; Page A27)
An Intelligence Giant in the Making: Anti-Terrorism Law Likely to Bring Domestic Apparatus of Unprecedented Scope (Post, November 4, 2001; Page A04)
U.S. Was Foiled Multiple Times in Efforts To Capture Bin Laden or Have Him Killed: Sudan's Offer to Arrest Militant Fell Through After Saudis Said No (Post, October 3, 2001; Page A1)
House Bill Would Expand Federal Detention Powers (Post, October 2, 2001; Page A01)
U.S. Spied On Iraqi Military Via U.N: Arms Control Team Had No Knowledge Of Eavesdropping (Post, March 2, 1999; Page A1)
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