Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said yesterday he is negotiating a memorandum of understanding with federal agencies to ensure that military personnel are not assigned indefinitely to non-defense jobs. Rumsfeld also said he is attempting to bring thousands of "detailees" on loan to other agencies back to the Defense Department. Since last fall's terrorist attacks, DOD has lent personnel to the Border Patrol, Customs Service, Immigration and Naturalization Service and other agencies dealing with post-Sept. 11 security concerns. "I'm trying to...
