Defense
Coast Guard aims to hire more contract oversight officials
Agency has already recruited more people to ensure better management of fleet modernization, IG says.
Defense
Law, PR firms help contractors navigate reconstruction inquiries
The Iraq procurement mess is hardly surprising given the lack of contracting systems and oversight processes in place initially, lawyers say.
Defense
Lawmakers divided over cargo plane options
Budget constraints may force members to choose between C-17 planes made by Boeing and C-5 planes produced by Lockheed Martin.
Defense
As FAA seeks to add controllers, union pleads for contract
Lawmakers don’t commit to taking action, but pledge more hearings.
Defense
Democrats aiming to roll back planned hike in citizenship fee
Bill would authorize Congress to appropriate funds for Homeland Security agency to process citizenship applications.
Defense
Defense officials catalog acquisition initiatives
Many of the programs listed in a report to Congress reflect long-running department efforts or implement basic concepts.
Defense
Rail representatives rip DHS grants bureaucracy
Amtrak inspector general highlights vast differences between airport and ground transit security.
Defense
Democrats to examine military base contamination
Critics of the military's environmental record point to drinking water problems at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
Defense
Senate lacks consensus on security grant formulas
Some lawmakers are trying to ensure more money is distributed based on risk, as the 9/11 Commission recommended.
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