Defense
Director: NCTC has analyst shortage
Budget cuts targeting personnel at the counterterrorism center have been canceled in wake of attempted bombing on Christmas Day.
Defense
Napolitano: Aviation security tops DHS priority list
Attempted bombing on Christmas Day created a sense of urgency for establishing international standards.
Defense
Analysts: Defense budget likely to receive increased scrutiny
Long-term efforts to rein in the federal deficit will require taking a hard look at the Pentagon's spending, observers say.
Defense
Problems remain in Homeland Security oversight
Co-chairmen of the 9/11 Commission say "fractured and overlapping" congressional committee jurisdiction continues to be an issue.
Defense
Senators seek military trial for terrorism suspect
Leaders of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee want Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab immediately transferred to military custody.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Governments will rely on high-tech security center for Olympics
Employees from 70 federal, state and local agencies will use data streaming into the Olympic Security Coordination Center from roadside cameras, aircraft video and digital maps to provide security for the games.
Defense
Audit faults State for failing to monitor Iraq contract
Inspector general finds inadequate oversight has made a $2.5 billion pact to train the Iraqi police force susceptible to waste.
Defense
Congress has light load for State of the Union week
Health care reform is expected to go on the back burner as Democrats regroup.
Defense
Obama to request $14.2 billion to train, equip Afghan forces
Figure is more than double the $6.6 billion already appropriated for fiscal 2010.
Defense
Watch lists don't necessarily bar entry, officials say
Intelligence officials disclose the United States allows some terrorism suspects into the country to track their activities.
Defense
Former adviser gives Obama an 'A-' on defense policy
The president stuck to his word on the Iraq withdrawal, spending cuts and other campaign promises, Lawrence Korb says.
Defense
Grim trend in Army suicides continues
The service’s latest data shows an uptick in the number of soldiers taking their own lives.
Defense
Report reveals trouble with new Army combat systems
All of the technologies struggled through a recent round of testing and will require significantly more work before the service can send them to a combat unit, study finds.
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Lawmakers weigh security spending options
Additional funding could go toward new full-body scanning machines at U.S. airports and technology to sort and search clues of pending terrorist attacks.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Air Force issues second call for network attack capabilities
Service seeks technologies to destroy or disrupt enemy information networks.
Defense
Withdrawal of TSA nominee raises concern about agency workforce
Lack of permanent leadership is delaying action on important issues, union officials say.
Defense
Visa, watch list changes are questioned
Some officials are worried about increased denial of visas and additional security against people coming from 14 nations identified as potential sources of terrorists.
Defense
Official: Terrorist watch list system is too bureaucratic
Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair wants to make it easier to target people for secondary screening at airports.
Defense
Defense contractors are confident about fiscal 2011 budget
But industry sources predict modest increase in Pentagon spending will go largely to personnel and healthcare costs instead of new weapons systems.
Defense