Defense
Lawmaker seeks to set up Defense-industry procurement board
Panel would find ways to identify critical shortfalls in military equipment and streamline the purchase of needed gear.
Tech
Systems to verify worker IDs set for overhaul
Employers now will be able to query one system using numbers assigned to workers on their permanent resident cards and employment authorization documents.
Defense
GOP leaders urge House to return from recess early
Request for supplemental wartime funding has been pending since February, and delays will hurt the troops, Republicans argue.
Defense
Concern mounts about latest effort to control U.S. borders
Critics worry project will become one more in a long line of DHS big-ticket programs to end up over cost, behind schedule and, in some cases, with ineffective results.
Defense
Boeing stands to make a comeback at Air Force
Company has a decent chance of winning tanker and cargo plane contracts, despite procurement scandal several years ago.
Defense
Army strained to near its breaking point
Short breaks between combat tours and limited resources to respond to wartime mission are taking a toll.
Defense
Lawmakers plan endgame for wartime spending bill
There has been little substantive discussion between Democrats and the White House, which has threatened a veto.
Tech
Biggest threat to Internet could be a massive virtual blackout
This type of high-tech ambush occurs when multiple compromised systems flood the bandwidth or resources of a targeted server.
Defense
Arizona patrols to acquire border sensor technology
Towers will hold sensors, cameras and communication nodes, giving agents better situational awareness.
Defense
Homeland security panel demands plan for visitor tracking project
Spokesman says department has already submitted parts of the strategic plan to congressional appropriators, and will submit the rest "as soon as possible."
Defense
Immigration offices flooded with visa petitions for tech workers
California and Vermont service centers have already received requests for more than double the number of special visas available.
Defense
Bush seeks fast action on wartime funding bill he can support
The president has threatened to veto the supplemental if it sets deadlines for troop withdrawal.
Defense
Dems unveil backup bill requiring troop withdrawal
Measure would give Democrats another chance, should effort to include the language in the wartime supplemental funding bill fail.
Defense
Final chemical security rules impose limits on state laws
State and local governments couldn’t pass laws that conflict with regulations from the federal government.
Defense
Reports suggest Justice may use broad definition of ‘terrorism’
Recent IG analysis finds questionable accounting methods for variety of terrorism-related statistics.
Defense
Union seeks to halt funding for DHS personnel system
Agency spokesman argues that cutting human capital funding would be detrimental to employees.
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Study says Pentagon could make Iraq funds last until July
Bush and Republicans have argued the military needs the funding as early as mid-April.
Defense
DHS preparedness chief resigns amid reorganization
FEMA is taking over grant programs, disaster assistance and operations, and other activities in the soon-to-be-gone preparedness directorate.
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