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Where's the Pork?

How lawmakers have limited earmarks in Homeland Security -- so far

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Shadows of Blue and Red

Lack of grant funding goes beyond post-election politics

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DHS's Seven Revolving Doors

The ethics rules governing former government officials are a mess -- especially at the Department of Homeland Security

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What Do You Think - Should Earmarks Be Banned?

Balance the Arguments; Share Your Viewpoint

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Homeland Security's 'Procurement' Predicament

The Department's widely cited problems in buying goods and services started on day one -- and are finally being addressed

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Homeland Security Education: An Iffy Future

The Space Race generated megabucks. Terrorism Is a tougher sell

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Private Prisons Expect a Boom

Immigration enforcement to benefit detention companies

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Growth of the Homeland Security Economy

Spending is up nearly 200% in five years

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Big Payoff for Big Business on Border Security?

As Bush border initiatives take shape, industry is poised to capitalize on larger contracts; Critics question benefits of privatization. Plus, view a slideshow on Border Patrol Academy training

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County Jails Boost Their Income

Covering costs by holding immigrant detainees

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Congress Trims DHS Research Grants

Backpedaling on the Science and Technology Directorate?

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How Understaffing Undermined DHS

How a single arbitrary Bush administration decision about headquarters headcount created a cascade of management problems

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Toxic Legislation

Why the Chemical Industry Is Still Scary And Why What Happens Next Matters

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Homeland Security: The Money Trail

Interactive flash presentation

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Homeland Security Goes Public

How will top contractor SAIC fare this fall?

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The Outsourcing of U.S. Intelligence Analysis

Will it make us more or less safe?

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Access (Partially) Denied

How much is the Department of Homeland Security complying with the Freedom of Information Act?

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Big Time Security

Once tiny, the nation's homeland security industry is booming, with no end in sight

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The Experts Opine on DHS

Video interviews with Homeland Security specialists

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Where the Deals Are

Contractors are buying the competition, not selling stock

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