Defense
Wars test limits of law requiring insurance for overseas contractors
Labor Department is ill-equipped to monitor 1941 act designed for smaller-scale operations, witnesses tell a House subcommittee.
Defense
Agency turf battles thwart efforts to combat arms trafficking
ICE and ATF don’t coordinate operations or collect and analyze data effectively, watchdog says.
Defense
Senate approves $106 billion supplemental conference report
Bill includes $79.9 billion for the wars Afghanistan and Iraq and $10.4 billion for the State Department and foreign operations.
Defense
Enforcement agencies boost cooperation on drug investigations
Agreement aims to end turf battles between DEA and ICE over the handling of cross-border drug smuggling cases.
Defense
Lawmaker backs more fighter jet funding despite appearances
Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, says he supports additional F-22s but does not favor tapping environmental cleanup funds to offset the costs.
Defense
Senate moves toward vote on compromise version of wartime supplemental
Administration assures GOP senator that if necessary, detainee photos will "never see the light of day."
Defense
General aviation presents limited security threat, IG finds
Report comes in response to Texas television station’s allegations of security breaches.
Defense
House passes compromise version of wartime supplemental
Conference report wins approval despite Republican objections over IMF funding.
Defense
Panel lays groundwork to buy more fighter jets
Defense bill amendment authorizes $369 million for the advance procurement of 12 F-22s in fiscal 2011.
Defense
Missile defense funding debate dominates panel's markup
Republicans attempted to add $1.2 billlion to $9.3 billion request for missile defense programs.
Defense
Lawmakers could deal Pentagon pay system another blow
Legislative provision would move NSPS employees back to the General Schedule unless Defense demonstrated improvements.
Defense
DHS could be overestimating costs of new border agents
High locality pay figures might be driving up anticipated price tag, according to GAO analysis.
Defense
Forward Observer: War Without End?
The Global War on Terror risks turning into an open-ended and pricey commitment in which the United States instigates fights rather than remaining on the defensive.
Defense
Republicans to use authorization markup to mount security offensive
GOP lawmakers criticize Democrats for decreasing missile defense funding over fiscal 2009.
Defense
Coast Guard facility operates entirely on renewable energy
Using methane gas from a city landfill, officials are generating enough electricity and steam to power a shipyard.
Defense
House panel reverses cuts in aircraft programs
Measure overrules Pentagon's decision to kill an alternative engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Defense
Seapower chairman to revise cost cap for littoral ships
Mississippi Democrat wants to take government costs out of the $460 million ceiling.
Defense
Panels back larger Army, more funds for special operations
A military pay raise of 3.4 percent, slightly higher than the president's proposal, moves forward.
Defense
War supplemental tops next week’s congressional agenda
Democrats hope to garner enough votes to override possible filibuster of bill.
Defense