WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Salim Hamdan was convicted Wednesday by a military commission at Guantanamo Bay; Bruce Ivins committed suicide last week as the FBI closed in on him as its prime suspect in the 2001 anthrax-by-mail attacks in and around Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Access to a dryer used to produce usable anthrax spores was part of a package of evidence the FBI had built against scientist Bruce Ivins, sources said.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Most of the evidence amassed against a U.S. scientist suspected of orchestrating the 2001 anthrax letter attacks was largely circumstantial, sources say.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Some victims of the 2001 U.S. anthrax attacks say they have found closure after a scientist linked to the case apparently committed suicide.

FREDERICK, Md., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. government scientist and suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks has died in Maryland of an apparent suicide, colleagues said.

WASHINGTON, June 27 (UPI) -- A deal was reached Friday with the U.S. Army doctor who sued the government for casting suspicion on him in the 2001 anthrax attacks, federal officials said.

WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- This week the continuing saga of the Democratic primaries means that presidential politics is likely to dominate the news agenda again. But there are some issues and events on the homeland and national security issue list that might make the inside pages.

ANDOVER, Mass., March 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center announced it has contracted Dynamics Research Corp. for human patient simulation training.

EXTON, Pa., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Defense announced it has contracted Pennsylvania-based Morphotek Inc. to develop therapies against biowarfare agents.