[A Navy Vet]

Wow! This really is a shakeup. They should just call it the Security Department.

[AGreatPer]

My opinion: Bush just blew it. While what he is doing is sound, he should have immediately announced a 5,000 personnel cut because of duplicate jobs.

This would have shown that he is running the country like a business. NO merger in business has ever gone over without an announcement in workforce reduction and an immediate positive tick on the stock market.

Bush blew a great opportunity. Still like what he did though.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

It should be interesting for the Coast Guard.
Hopefully they will finally get the funding they need.
It always amazed me that Coast Guard personnell, which IS one of the 5 branches of the military,
get paid less than the other 4 branches.
They are under the same law, UCMJ, as the other 4 branches wheter it is peace time or war time.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Wow! This really is a shakeup. They should just call it the Security Department."

And soon it will function like the KGB. "Quis Cuodes Custodiet?"

[Kozak]

They should just call it the Security Department.

How about " The Committee for State Security"?