Defense
Panels confront notification, satellite issues
Bill authorizing intelligence programs and funding remains stalled over House-Senate differences in those areas.
Defense
Navy chief sets intelligence reorganization
The dramatic changes also will involve creation of a Navy Cyber Command.
Defense
Senate work on Defense bill will spill into next week
Chamber faces a long list of pending amendments that will push the debate into Tuesday.
Defense
More troops for Afghanistan might not be possible anytime soon
The Army already is deploying soldiers at the maximum rate, new study concludes.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Homeland Security authorized to hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity specialists
The department doesn’t expect to hire that many, but the authorization will streamline recruitment efforts, said a department official.
Defense
Border fence, detainee issues dominate debate
Final Homeland Security spending bill likely will not include funding for physical fencing along the Southwest border, but is expected to include language regarding the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to the United States.
Defense
Senate breaks with Obama, favors buying more C-17s
The White House strongly opposes the addition of the cargo planes, but has stopped short of threatening a veto over the program.
Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT:Intelligence File The Real Cyber Czar
A formidable intelligence chief, not a White House staffer, will run network security.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Homeland Security kicks off final strategy dialogue
Comments and suggestions submitted through a Web portal will be incorporated into a report due to Congress by the end of the year.
Defense
Threat from domestic terrorists in sharper focus
Recent arrest of accused al-Qaida operative has heightened government concerns.
Defense
Senators clash over C-17 funding
Administration argues the military does not need more of the cargo planes, but the program employs 30,000 people in 43 states, making cuts politically difficult.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Defense to allow troops, family members to use social network sites
Soon-to-be-released memo lifts bans on the use of Facebook, Twitter and other sites, saying the tools provide an information advantage for the military and its allies.
Defense
Forward Observer: Obama the Pragmatist
The president is unlikely to give his generals in Afghanistan everything they want.
Defense
Senate has full plate with Defense and stopgap spending bills
Continuing resolution would fund most agencies at fiscal 2009 levels, but would include a boost for veterans health and the 2010 census.
Defense
Wars stretch Army and Marine Corps particularly thin
The demand for soldiers in Afghanistan is rising faster than the supply is falling in Iraq.
Defense
Border fence stalls fiscal 2010 spending bill
Differences over funding for fencing along the Southwest border and the construction of a biodefense facility are holding up the Homeland Security appropriations bill.
Defense
White House objects to extra C-17 planes
Administration statement stops short of a veto threat against the Defense spending bill.
Defense
GAO: Defense contractors are complying with ethics rules
Survey finds largest firms have a range of ethics programs as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Defense
Senate approves Interior spending bill
Czar amendment is defeated, along with four other Republican proposals.
Defense