Tech
Intelligence chief establishes information-sharing panel
“Much work” is left in this area, despite success meeting some key targets, intelligence director says.
Defense
Bush cites progress in Iraq, vows to fix healthcare woes
President announces that a bipartisan commission will conduct a comprehensive review of military health care.
Defense
Democrats closing in on Iraq troop withdrawal proposal
Plan may require the Iraqi government to meet benchmarks that would dictate the timetable for the departure of U.S. forces.
Defense
Senate defeats bid to strike TSA union rights provision
The White House has threatened a veto if lawmakers continue to support the language, which is contained within a massive security bill.
Defense
Lawmakers say TSA whistleblower rights provision goes too far
If language in a rail security bill is enacted, whistleblowers could gain an unfair advantage in cases alleging retaliation, panel members say.
Defense
States moving to implement ID card requirements
All states must finish replacing non-compliant licenses by 2013, a task DHS estimates will cost as much as $23 billion.
Defense
Bill to provide supplemental defense funding encounters delays
A spokesman for the House Appropriations Committee says the measure will not be taken up Thursday, as lawmakers originally intended.
Tech
Senator says Bush’s involvement key to immigration reform
Vermont senator would like to move on to other measures, including one to create a national standard for data security.
Management
Officials say outsourcing partly to blame for Walter Reed failures
Public-private job competition was based on outdated, pre-9/11 workload estimates, September memorandum warned.
Defense
TSA head says collective bargaining would be costly
Kip Hawley estimates price tag for implementing bargaining rights would be $160 million.
Defense
Key senator schedules showdown on TSA bargaining language
One compromise option would let screeners unionize, but give the agency the authority to take actions deemed necessary in emergencies.
Defense
Army secretary resigns amid Walter Reed scandal
Poor conditions at the facility came to light last month in a series of reports by The Washington Post .
Defense
Senators explore federal finances at sparsely attended hearing
Freshman Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is stunned to learn that agencies regularly fail financial audits without serious consequences.
Defense
Military chiefs defend veterans' care, shipbuilding costs
Most problems with treatment occur once the severely wounded have left the services and are waiting to get into other treatment programs, officials say.
Defense
DHS lacks timetable for monitoring visitor departures
Exit tracking component of US VISIT “not ready for prime time yet,” program official says.
Defense
Democrats want to redirect war aid
Afghanistan needs more resources, particularly for reconstruction, House speaker says.
Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Behind the Scene
New spy chief Mike McConnell knows how the shadow intelligence community works.
Tech
Federal officials say data sharing efforts are improving
Homeland Security has created 38 "fusion centers" to blend law enforcement and intelligence information.
Defense