Defense
Short-term war funding bill may not fly in Senate
House plan would guarantee funding for operations in Iraq through July, but would tie additional installments to benchmarks.
Defense
Lawmaker seeks to avoid division over Defense bill
Authorization measure in danger of getting caught in fights over the Iraq war and over missile defense and modernization program cuts.
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Financial services group backs disaster loan proposal
Group says Congress should allow Treasury to offer a line of credit to state insurance funds following a major crisis.
Defense
IG finds problems persist with border, immigration units
Continuing issues could give fresh ammunition to lawmakers who have called for the agencies to be merged.
Defense
Dems consider measure to fund wars through July
Additional funding would be contingent on meeting certain conditions.
Defense
Panels give special ops, Navy more procurement funding
Subcommittee unanimously approves the addition of funds to build two extra ships and to start work toward building two nuclear attack submarines a year by 2010.
Defense
Pentagon rolls out performance-based pay
Sixty-four percent of employees in first group to enter new personnel system are deemed "valued performers."
Defense
House panels trim missile defense, exceed personnel requests
Subcommittee rejects administration attempt to increase fees for military retirees’ health care.
Defense
9/11 families eager for completion of security bill
Due in part to their pressure, House and Senate staffers finally have started talks on the measure.
Defense
House panel cuts $867 million from future combat program
Reduction is equivalent to roughly 25 percent of the Pentagon's request for the program and is far larger than previous congressional cuts.
Defense
House fails to override Defense bill veto
Congressional leaders and Bush meet to jump-start negotiations on a new spending bill.
Defense
L.A.’s anti-terrorism hub serves as a model
Local “listening post” run in partnership with federal agencies follows up on nearly every tip, possibly at the risk of missing the bigger picture.
Defense
Lawmaker abandons bid to fatten Littoral Combat Ship budget
Shipbuilding advocate is still aiming to add three other ships to the Navy’s budget request, marking an unusually large increase.
Tech
Report on smart tags includes security, privacy warnings
As more data is stored, organizations could combine and correlate information to infer identities or locations and build profiles of people for other purposes.
Defense
Authorization bill’s fate hinges on Dems' next step on Iraq
Authorizers must decide if their bill is worth losing to keep the pressure on President Bush to reverse his Iraq policy.
Defense
Lawmakers skeptical of planned Federal Protective Service cuts
DHS official argues loss of 249 police officers would not hurt building security.
Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Clearing Barriers
Intelligence chief Mike McConnell wants to change the security clearance process.
Defense
Chemical industry prepares for another fight over security language
Supplemental war spending bill headed to President Bush's desk contains provision that would allow states to go beyond federal chemical security rules.
Defense