With President Barack Obama urged by some to reinstate the Federal Emergency Management Agency to separate Cabinet-level status, a new federal report argues that such a move would hurt the nation's homeland security "apparatus." ...more

February 19, 2009

U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis of Palm Harbor has been picked to be his party's top congressional watchdog over the Department of Homeland Security. ...more

February 4, 2009

Giuliani, Clinton Maintain Leads In State Primary Polls Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Rodham Clinton retained their commanding leads in the presidential primaries in Florida in a poll released Friday. ...more

November 17, 2007

A powerful House committee chairman urged Wednesday that there be no 'rush to judgment' in the indictments against two Egyptian-born University of South Florida engineering students, one of whom is accused of trying to help terrorists. ...more

September 6, 2007

WASHINGTON - Some of the nation's colleges and universities are reluctant to aid the government in keeping tabs on the activities of foreign students, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says. ...more

September 5, 2007