Defense
Iraq-bound troops have adequate gear, Army officials say
All of the 21,500 troops deploying under President Bush's "surge" plan will be fully trained and equipped, officials tell lawmakers.
Defense
Federal Protective Service may cut hundreds of police jobs
Memo indicates agency also plans to reduce weekend and night hours, decrease frequency of risk assessments for some buildings.
Defense
Navy official 'embarrassed' by cost overruns on combat ship
The service stopped work on the third Littoral Combat Ship in early January, but plans to resume the program soon.
Defense
State Department may switch to Pentagon’s health IT system
Agreement will allow military personnel treated at embassies to have continuous medical records, and will facilitate better, cheaper care.
Defense
Senate 9/11 bill faces objections in House
Security bills approved by the Senate Commerce Committee buck House by failing to give TSA screeners collective bargaining rights.
Defense
Former top CIA official indicted in corruption probe
Charges are latest in investigation that sent former Rep. Randy (Duke) Cunningham to prison.
Defense
Senators unveil homeland security grant plan at odds with House
At issue is how much funding state and local governments should be guaranteed versus how much DHS can distribute based on risk assessments.
Defense
Lawmakers re-introduce whistleblower, ethics measures
Committee leaders hopeful bills will make better progress in the new Congress; panel to mark them up Wednesday.
Defense
TSA seeks 1,300 more employees
Agency chief aims to beef up efforts to detect fake IDs at airports.
Defense
Expansion of local intelligence-sharing centers sparks controversy
Centers aimed at filling the gaps left by federal agents; DHS plans to send representatives to each by the year’s end.
Defense
New mine resistant vehicles top Marines' $3.2 billion wish list
V-shaped hull of the vehicles offers much better protection than armored Humvees against roadside bombs.
Tech
Bush's cybersecurity budget proposal concerns tech industry
Overall, the president proposed a 1.1 percent IT spending decrease for DHS and a 2.1 percent IT spending increase for the Defense Department.
Defense
FEMA on hiring binge to fill out staff
Officials hope to find as many as 50 employees at a job fair Thursday; many of the available positions are in contracting.
Defense
Report: Agencies fail to track disabled reservists' complaints
No single agency has a comprehensive view of complaints filed about violations of a re-employment law, GAO says.
Defense
Lawmakers keep eye on communications grant program
Funding would help state and local agencies address communications interoperability, a problem that has not been solved since the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Defense
Army draws up $11 billion wish list to meet unfunded needs
List includes aircraft survivability equipment and more money to buy night-vision devices and to fix the service's truck fleet.
Defense
GAO: More information going into urban security grant decisions
Applicants must provide more details on the reason for their requests; more intelligence reports are being considered.
Defense
Measure seeks to permanently correct military pay inequity
New bill would allow untaxed combat pay to count as income for tax credits.
Defense
Lawmakers blast DHS officials for slow response to data requests
Under executive order, managers’ job performance will be judged in part on timeliness of answers to congressional queries.
Defense