In Brief: Ridge sworn in as secretary of Department of Homeland Security
FIRST SECRETARY: President Bush swore in Tom Ridge as the first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Jan. 24, the day the department began operations. More than 170,000 employees will work for the department. "We've learned that vast oceans no longer protect us from the dangers of a...
Subscription Required
This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.
Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.
Already an AWIN subscriber? Login
Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Related Content
