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Homeland Security to boost staffing at 'fusion centers'
Employees will coordinate with local law enforcement and public health workers across the country.
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IG: Energy Department vulnerable to cyberattacks
Department experienced 132 breaches in 2006 severe enough to notify law enforcement.
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Defense bill includes chief management officer for Pentagon
Bill also requires the appointment of a Senate-confirmed deputy chief management officer to oversee the Business Transformation Agency.
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Former top general in Afghanistan urges shift in U.S. effort
American forces should be sent to the southern part of country, where security situation has deteriorated, argues retired Army Gen. David Barno.
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Army growth plans may exceed cost estimate
GAO urges Pentagon to provide Congress with more thorough information on plan to boost ranks by 75,000 troops.
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Senate leader lists defense bill among early priorities
President Bush unexpectedly vetoed the defense authorization measure last month.
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Air Force working on cheaper plug-and-play satellites
New approach is designed to make technology upgrades as easy as adding new components to a PC.
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CIA official: North American power company systems hacked
Cyberattacks have disrupted energy supplies and caused one blackout.
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Ridge: Fighting terror takes 'People plus technology'
Former Homeland Security Department Secretary cites lack of information sharing as hurdle to better security.
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Border-state lawmakers decry new ID rules for travelers
Travelers will be required to produce documents proving citizenship when coming into the country from Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean.
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Pentagon seeks to buy more F-22 fighter jets
Move would add to the Air Force's fleet and delay expected production-line closures.
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State, DHS grant RFID contracts to speed border crossings
Awards are made despite opposition from privacy advocates fearful that personal data could be stolen.
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Homeland Security drops proposed labor relations plans
Even if department wanted to move forward, Congress has denied it the money to do so.
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House approves revised defense authorization bill
Bill is expected to encounter little opposition in the Senate.
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Coast Guard says icebreakers key To U.S. future in Arctic
Area has seen increasingly intense international competition for territorial rights and resources.
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Chief of staff says Army must be re-balanced
Gen. George Casey is concerned that stress of recent deployments will cause service to lose experienced mid-level officers and senior noncommissioned officers.
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Official: Critics of driver's license standards are off base
DHS issued final regulations for states to implement the so-called REAL ID Act last week.
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Chertoff to defy Congress with new border-crossing ID rules
DHS chief also says the department will begin preparations to limit the types of documents that can be used to prove citizenship.
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Marine Corps seeks bids on major computer contract
Hardware suite will give users outside the Navy Marine Corps Intranet better access to tactical data.
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