House Democrats and Speaker Nancy Pelosi have delivered on their promise to pass homeland security legislation that addresses the bulk of the Sept. 11 Commission's unmet recommendations early in the congressional session, but the White House says it can't support the legislation that was passed by the House Tuesday night.

Boeing's proposal to use more than 1,000 sensor- and camera-equipped towers to secure U.S. borders has won the competition for the Department of Homeland Security's $2 billion SBInet contract, industry and congressional sources confirmed Sept. 20.

The Transportation Security Administration has given the green light for passengers to sign up in advance for the national Registered Traveler (RT) program.