Bush sets up council to work on transition to next administration

From TheHill.com:
President Bush on Thursday signed an executive order creating a Presidential Transition Coordinating Council that “will help to coordinate efforts already under way to ensure a seamless presidential transition.”
In the explanation of the order, one of the reasons cited for why this is important is that we are “working to protect ourselves from future [...]

Congress halts funding for DHS programs until conditions are met

From FCW.com:
Concerned about the management of major programs, Congress placed a temporary hold on over $1 billion dollars allocated for several large projects at DHS until certain conditions for improvements are met.
Programs put on temporary hold include:

The Coast Guard’s Integrated Deepwater Systems ship replacement program: $550 million held out of $1 billion
The Secure Border Initiative [...]

Likely approaches to counterterrorism in next Presidential administration

From Kim R. Holmes, PhD, The Heritage Foundation:
There are certain enduring truths or facts about fighting terrorism that will persist regardless of who becomes president or what the candidates have said during their campaigns. Indeed, rhetoric of late leaves the impression that there are two radically different paths to fighting terrorists. While such differences do [...]

National Guard likely to get stronger voice in next Presidential administration

The National Guard appears likely to get a stronger voice in policy making and decision making in the next Presidential administration, regardless of which candidate takes office.
Addressing the annual conference of the National Guard Association conference on consecutive days (September 21st and 22nd, respectively), John McCain and Joe Biden both called for a greater role [...]