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Budget analysts put price tag on TSA pay overhaul
About 36,000 TSA workers would receive raises averaging $1,700 under a bill that would move employees to the General Schedule and grant them collective bargaining rights, CBO estimates.
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Watchdog alleges abuses of Afghanistan security contract
Employees of contractor claim co-workers engaged in lewd behavior jeopardizing the security of the U.S. embassy in Kabul.
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ADVICE+DISSENT:Intelligence File Paper Chief?
DNI Dennis Blair has been challenged by his workforce.
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Feds reach agreement with landowners for Sept. 11 memorial
Construction of Flight 93 Memorial in Western Pennsylvania will begin in November.
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CBP to continue searches of travelers’ laptops
Homeland Security’s new policy does not require reasonable suspicion, to the dismay of civil liberties groups.
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White House, scientists discuss biological threats
Meeting could be the first in a series of talks designed to inform the administration's evolving strategy on bioterrorism.
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Defense review should set energy reduction targets, report says
Brookings scholars call for the military to cut fuel consumption 20 percent by 2025.
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Defense officials prepare for H1N1 flu
The department is purchasing a separate stockpile of vaccine for military personnel.
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Panel recommends major changes to Pentagon pay system
But report does not call for elimination of the National Security Personnel System.
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From Nextgov.com: Agencies must make high-risk cyber threats top priority, DHS officials say
Departments should focus their limited resources on the most dangerous network attacks , says Homeland Security cyber chief.
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From Nextgov.com: OMB requires agencies to submit FISMA reports via online tool
Security specialists doubt the new rule will do much to improve computer network protection.
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Battle brewing over command authority
Pentagon and nation's governors are at odds over control of federal military forces and role of National Guard during domestic crises.
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Senators seek funds for 12 more C-17s
President Obama does not want to buy more C-17 planes and says the military has an adequate supply.
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Cabinet secretaries issue swine flu guidelines
Employers should prepare for short staffing this fall, and encourage employees with flu-like symptoms to stay home, officials say.
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Defense contractors brace for life without supplemental bills
The administration plans to fund military operations through the regular appropriations process and to change spending priorities.
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Army readies draft of modernization plan
The service is on track to complete by Labor Day a proposal for updating its fighting forces.
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Pentagon Web site redesigned to appeal to younger audience
Makeover highlights social media tools, aims to draw in more 18 to 24 year olds.
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Obama submits plan to pay for troops
The $1 billion needed to pay for additional soldiers would come from lower-priority requirements.
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Customs reauthorization bill picking up support
Senate Finance Committee has been working on a measure since 2006.
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