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Panel bemoans transportation worker ID program delays
September 18, 2008
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The leaders of the House Homeland Security Committee and its Border Subcommittee expressed concern Wednesday over the continued problems in implementing the Transportation Worker Identification Credential, a critical part of the effort to increase security for the thousands of maritime facilities and the ships, trucks and trains that pass through ...
Panel gets static on how to develop first responder system
September 17, 2008
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A House Homeland Security subcommittee Tuesday heard widespread agreement on the need for a nationwide communications system that will allow local, state and national first-responders to share information swiftly and seamlessly with each other in an emergency. But the panel heard considerable disagreement on how to achieve that. Comment on ...
Panel gets static on how to develop first responder system
September 17, 2008 A House Homeland Security subcommittee on Tuesday heard widespread agreement on the need for a nationwide communications system that will allow local, state and national first-responders to share information swiftly and seamlessly with each other in an emergency. But the panel heard considerable disagreement on how to achieve that. The ...
Air Force: Tanker competition may be delayed for years
September 16, 2008 Air Force leaders said Monday the controversial airborne tanker program could not be reopened for competition before late next year at the earliest and it could take as long as three years. That could mean four to six years at the minimum before new aircraft could be available to replace ...
Senate panel passes $488 billion defense spending bill
September 10, 2008 The Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Wednesday approved a $487.7 billion fiscal 2009 spending bill, which closely adheres to President Bush's requests despite a $4 billion reduction in total funding to meet its 302(b) allocation. The measure would provide all or most of the administration's recommendations for major procurement programs, including ...
Committee approves bills to ease flow of information
July 24, 2008 The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee unanimously approved two bills Wednesday that are intended to make it harder for federal agencies to withhold information from other agencies, lawmakers and the public. The bills, sponsored by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and ranking member Tom ...
Senate panel moves military construction spending bill
July 18, 2008 The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the fiscal 2009 Military Construction-Veterans Affairs funding bill Thursday but only after resolving a dispute that brought a highly unusual partisan 15-14 split on the initial vote for approval. The party-line vote came when Senate Appropriations Chairman Robert Byrd, D-W.V., rejected the request of ...
Analysts say federal budget could undermine economy
June 17, 2008 Two of the government's top financial analysts told the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday the federal budget is on an "unsustainable path," and unless major steps are taken to restrain soaring health care costs the budget deficit could drag the U.S. economy to the point of collapse before mid-century. The heads ...
House panel backs big boost for veterans' programs
June 13, 2008 The House Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday unanimously approved a $72.7 billion fiscal 2009 funding bill that would provide a large increase in spending for veterans programs for the second year in a row. The bill was referred to the full committee with strong bipartisan support and a ...
Panel praises Petraeus during nomination hearing
May 22, 2008 Senate Armed Services Committee members lavished bipartisan praise on Gen. David Petraeus and Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno Thursday for their leadership and continued service. That praise apparently assured easy confirmation of Petraeus as commander of U.S. Central Command, and Odierno as commander of Multi-National Force Iraq and promotion to the ...
