The Pentagon last week sent Congress proposed legislation to create a new assistant secretary position for homeland defense. The new assistant secretary would "supervise" the Defense Department's homeland security activities, states a section-by-section analysis of the proposal, sent to lawmakers Aug. 1. The legislation would strengthen management structure in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, according to identical Aug. 1 letters sent by DOD General Counsel William Haynes to House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and Vice President Dick Cheney,...
