Computer security is becoming an increasingly critical part of President Bush's proposal for a homeland defense department. When Bush formally proposed the department last month, he predicted that the future agency would aid in investigating Al Qaeda and thwarting disasters . . .

Computer security is becoming an increasingly critical part of President Bush's proposal for a homeland defense department. When Bush formally proposed the department last month, he predicted that the future agency would aid in investigating Al Qaeda and thwarting disasters similar to those of Sept. 11. In the televised address, he never mentioned the Internet or so-called cybersecurity.

But as Capitol Hill scrutinizes the proposal, politicians are fretting about tech-savvy terrorists--and insisting any new agency must shield the United States from electronic attacks as well.

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