Bush to sign legislation creating new Department of Homeland Security at White House East Room ceremony today at 1:20 p.m. The measure will bring about the biggest U.S. government reorganization in half a century by folding into the new anti-terror department all or parts of 22 federal agencies, including the Coast Guard, Secret Service and Border Patrol. The new Cabinet departments agencies will have a combined budget of about $40 billion and employ 170,000 workers. US Proposes $2.16B Military Assistance Package for Israel last week.”]