Planning Your Trip to The White House
The White House is one of the world’s most well-recognised buildings, and home every president of the United States but George Washington himself. An Irish builder called James Hoban won a contest for the right to build a home for the American presidents and modelled it after his favourite Irish country house.

Colleges Respond to Growing Federal Demand with Homeland Security Degrees
Homeland Security careers are expected to grow between 12 percent and 21 percent between now and 2012. In a slow economy where job prospects are bleak, a career with this type of growth is impressive.

White House Dog Poem Penned by Award-Winning Journalist Harold Goldberg for National Poetry Month
To help welcome Bo and coinciding with National Poetry Month, award-winning journalist Harold Goldberg has penned a whimsical story, White House Dog Tales: The Very Personal Rhyming Diary of the White House Dog and the Mystery in the Fountain. It's the first in a series of White House Dog Tales, humorous and inspiring children's books about the incoming White House dog and is targeted to children. But it will appeal to anyone who's a fan of dogs, the White House itself and the First Family.

NDIA Homeland Security Symposium to Host McCain and Obama Representatives
Speakers from the leading Presidential campaigns, Congress, the Administration, and other opinion leaders will convene in Washington, DC on September 9th-10th to share their views about future homeland security policies and programs. Full details of the 2008 Homeland Security Symposium and Exhibition may be viewed at .