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No date yet for full e-records exchange between VA, Defense
Two departments have made some progress with short-term projects to share health information, GAO says.
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Democrats streamline bill to authorize security programs
Provisions that were taken out will be addressed in other legislation, Democrats say.
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Bush wary as House sets votes on new war funding bill
Iraq bill would provide funding for three months, with a vote on extending funding for the rest of the fiscal year to come in July.
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House subcommittee votes to roll back parts of Defense personnel system
GOP staffers may seek to reverse action in full committee markup.
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House lawmaker to seek reports on Iraq operations
Chairman of Armed Services panel will stop short of asking for a troop pullout in authorization bill, in an effort to avoid divisions.
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Homeland Security eyes biometrics checks for air exits
Department still lacks a timetable for verifying when foreigners leave the country through Canada or Mexico.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dems consider measure to fund wars through July
Additional funding would be contingent on meeting certain conditions.
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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.
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Pentagon rolls out performance-based pay
Sixty-four percent of employees in first group to enter new personnel system are deemed "valued performers."
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House panels trim missile defense, exceed personnel requests
Subcommittee rejects administration attempt to increase fees for military retirees’ health care.
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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.
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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.
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House fails to override Defense bill veto
Congressional leaders and Bush meet to jump-start negotiations on a new spending bill.
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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.
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